Tip-of-the-Tongue States and Related Phenomena

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139547383

When the memory retrieval process breaks down, people wonder exactly why and how such a thing occurs. In many cases, failed retrieval is accompanied by a 'tip-of-the-tongue state', a feeling that an unretrieved item is stored in memory. Tip-of-the-tongue states stand at the crossroads of several research traditions within cognitive science. Some research focuses on the nature of the retrieval failure. Other research tries to determine what tip-of-the-tongue states can tell us about the organization of lexical memory - what aspects of a word we can recall when we are otherwise unable to do so. Still other research focuses on the nature of the experience. Each perspective is represented in this book, which presents the best theoretical and empirical work on these subjects. Much of the work is cross-disciplinary, but the topics concern strong phenomenological states of knowing that are not accompanied by recall or recognition of the desired information.

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- By Bennett L. Schwartz, Alan S. Brown
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Contributors
pp vii-viii
- By Melisa Akan, Elisabeth Bacon, Rosemary Bradley, Alan S. Brown, Sarah Buchanan, Ana Buján, Anne M. Cleary, Katie Croft Caderao, Fernando Díaz, Anastasia Efklides, David Facal, Santiago Galdo-Álvarez, J. Richard Hanley, Trevor A. Harley, Marie Izaute, Fredrik U. Jönsson, Onésimo Juncos-Rabadán, Dilay Zeynep Karadoller, Kimberly R. Klein, Asher Koriat, Mónica Lindín, Siobhan B. G. MacAndrew, Janet Metcalfe, Chris J. A. Moulin, Ravit Nussinson, Justin D. Oh-Lee, Hajime Otani, Arturo X. Pereiro, Bennett L. Schwartz, Celine Souchay, Shelly R. Staley, Richard J. Stevenson
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1 - Why Tip-of-the-Tongue States Are Important
pp 1-14
- By Alan S. Brown, Bennett L. Schwartz
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2 - Tip-of-the-Tongue (TOT) States: Mechanisms and Metacognitive Control
pp 15-31
- By Bennett L. Schwartz, Janet Metcalfe
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3 - There It Is Again on My Tongue: Tracking Repeat TOTs
pp 32-49
- By Alan S. Brown, Katie Croft Caderao
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4 - Retrieval Failures for the Names of Familiar People
pp 50-74
- By J. Richard Hanley
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5 - The Effect of Tip-of-the-Tongue States on Other Cognitive Judgments
pp 75-94
- By Anne M. Cleary, Shelly R. Staley, Kimberly R. Klein
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6 - Why the Journey to a Word Takes You No Closer
pp 95-115
- By Trevor A. Harley, Siobhan B. G. MacAndrew
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7 - Tip-of-the-Tongue in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
pp 116-143
- By Onésimo Juncos-Rabadán, David Facal, Arturo X. Pereiro
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8 - Metamemory and Parkinson’s Disease
pp 144-174
- By Justin D. Oh-Lee, Hajime Otani
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9 - The Psychopharmacological Approach to Metamemory and the TOT Phenomenon
pp 175-197
- By Marie Izaute, Elisabeth Bacon
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10 - Neurofunctional Correlates of the Tip-of-the-Tongue State
pp 198-231
- By Fernando Díaz, Mónica Lindín, Santiago Galdo-Álvarez, Ana Buján
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11 - The Blank-in-the-Mind Experience: Another Manifestation of the Tip-of-the-Tongue State or Something Else?
pp 232-263
- By Anastasia Efklides
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12 - On the Empirical Study of Déjà Vu
pp 264-280
Borrowing Methodology from the Study of the Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon
- By Anne M. Cleary
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13 - Déjà Vu in Older Adults
pp 281-304
- By Chris J. A. Moulin, Celine Souchay, Sarah Buchanan, Rosemary Bradley, Dilay Zeynep Karadoller, Melisa Akan
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14 - Odor Knowledge, Odor Naming, and the “Tip-of-the-Nose” Experience
pp 305-326
- By Fredrik U. Jönsson, Richard J. Stevenson
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15 - What Do We Know When We Forget?
pp 327-340
- By Asher Koriat, Ravit Nussinson
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Author Index
pp 341-352
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Subject Index
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Contents

Tip-of-the-Tongue States and Related Phenomena - Half title page
pp i-ii

Tip-of-the-Tongue States and Related Phenomena - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-viii

1 - Why Tip-of-the-Tongue States Are Important
pp 1-14

2 - Tip-of-the-Tongue (TOT) States: Mechanisms and Metacognitive Control
pp 15-31

3 - There It Is Again on My Tongue: Tracking Repeat TOTs
pp 32-49

4 - Retrieval Failures for the Names of Familiar People
pp 50-74

5 - The Effect of Tip-of-the-Tongue States on Other Cognitive Judgments
pp 75-94

6 - Why the Journey to a Word Takes You No Closer
pp 95-115

7 - Tip-of-the-Tongue in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
pp 116-143

8 - Metamemory and Parkinson’s Disease
pp 144-174

9 - The Psychopharmacological Approach to Metamemory and the TOT Phenomenon
pp 175-197

10 - Neurofunctional Correlates of the Tip-of-the-Tongue State
pp 198-231

11 - The Blank-in-the-Mind Experience: Another Manifestation of the Tip-of-the-Tongue State or Something Else?
pp 232-263

12 - On the Empirical Study of Déjà Vu
pp 264-280

13 - Déjà Vu in Older Adults
pp 281-304

14 - Odor Knowledge, Odor Naming, and the “Tip-of-the-Nose” Experience
pp 305-326

15 - What Do We Know When We Forget?
pp 327-340

Author Index
pp 341-352

Subject Index
pp 353-356

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