What causes a tip-of-the-tongue state? Evidence for lexical neighbourhood effects in speech production.

Are we more likely to have tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) states on some words rather than others? We report two experiments in which we manipulate the frequency and phonological distinctiveness of the target words. We show that TOTs are more likely to arise on low-frequency words that have few close pho...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Psychology Vol. 89; pp. 151 - 175
Autores principales: Harley, Trevor A., Brown, Helen E.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell February 1998
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