Incubation and the resolution of tip-of-the-tongue states Academic Article

abstract

• Are tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) states better resolved by persistent retrieval efforts, or does an incubation period, i.e., a time away from memory attempts, facilitate resolution? General knowledge questions were given to participants twice, with the retest given either immediately after the participant's first attempt to answer the question, or after a period of incubation during which the participant answered other unrelated questions. When questions were unanswered, they were rated for TOT-strength, ranging from very strong to no TOT. A clear incubation effect was observed; greater resolution of TOTs was found for items retested after a delay than with an immediate retest. The incubation effect and resolution, in general, were greater for stronger TOTs. The results are consistent with a blocking and recovery explanation of TOTs. 2005 Taylor Francis Group, LLC.

authors

• Smith, Steven

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Choi, H., & Smith, S. M.

citation count

• 25

complete list of authors

• Choi, H||Smith, SM

publication date

• October 2005

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

keywords

• Blocking
• Incubation
• Recovery
• Retrieval
• Tip-of-the-tongue

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.3200/GENP.132.4.365-376

start page

• 365

end page

• 376

volume

• 132

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.3200/genp.132.4.365-376