Resolving semantically induced tip-of-the-tongue states for proper nouns.
Three experiments are reported in which tip-of-the-tongue states (TOTSs) were induced in subjects by reading them pieces of item-specific information. In Experiments 1 and 2, subjects attempted to name famous people. These experiments showed that, in a TOTS, seeing a picture of the face of the target person did not facilitate naming, whereas the initials of the person's name did. In Experiment 3, a similar result was obtained with a landmark-naming task. The results of the experiments are discussed with reference to current models of memory structure and name retrieval.
Brennen
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Department of Psychology, University of Nottingham, U.K.
Baguley
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Bright
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Bruce
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D000328:Adult; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D010153:Paired-Associate Learning; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D012660:Semantics; D014825:Vocabulary