Open AccessMOMENTARY FORGETTING: ENTERING AND LEAVING THE TOT STATE
Author(s) -
Ryan Michael P.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
ets research bulletin series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2333-8504
pISSN - 0424-6144
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1976.tb01101.x
Subject(s) - forgetting , encoding (memory) , decoding methods , psychology , cognitive psychology , subthreshold conduction , state (computer science) , computer science , communication , algorithm , physics , transistor , voltage , quantum mechanics
The frequent description of tip‐of‐the‐tongue CTOT) states as subthreshold memory traces is challenged by data showing that TOT genesis and TOT recovery are distinct processes. While encoding strategy is a strong predictor of TOT activity in paired‐associate forgetting as compared to several estimates of response strength, neither factor influences the order in which hints cue retrieval. It is concluded that TOTs represent a failure of decoding processes in mediated retrieval.