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Within word structure in the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

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Rubin, DC
January 1, 1975

Definitions of four rare words were read to 259 undergradua tes. Those subjects who were in the tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) state recorded all the letters they knew. The within-word structure of the resulting 101 partial recalls was indistinguishable from that of similar sounding words from earlier studies. In both sets of data, morpheme-like clusters of letters were evident. The recall of high frequency clusters at the end of words could not be explained in terms of sophisticated guessing. The results support a distinct memory system for word names which is organized for use in the production and perception of speech and writing. © 1975 Academic Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

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January 1, 1975

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Elsevier BV
 

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Rubin, D. C. (1975). Within word structure in the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(75)80018-1
Rubin, D. C. “Within word structure in the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon,” January 1, 1975. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(75)80018-1.
Rubin, D. C. Within word structure in the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. Elsevier BV, Jan. 1975. Dspace, doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(75)80018-1.

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Publication Date

January 1, 1975

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Elsevier BV