附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and indexes.
Preface; 1 Introduction: What is a TOT?; 2 The Properties of Naturally-Occurring TOTs; 3 Theories of TOT Etiology; 4 TOTs as a Window on Retrieval; 5 Theories of Metacognition; 6 Functional Aspects of the TOT; 7 TOTs, Development and Neuropsychological Issues; 8 Conclusions and Directions for the Future; References; Author Index; Subject Index.
摘要:Tip-of-the-Tongue experiences are one of those illusive oddities of human cognition. Like slips of the tongue, déjà vu, and visual illusions, TOTs dazzle us with their subjective strength, yet, at the same time, puzzle us with our frustrating inability to retrieve the desired word.
