Tip of the Tongue States (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009372039)

The tip-of-the-tongue state-the feeling that something that we cannot recall is close to coming to mind-is a window onto many facets of the human mind. It lies at an intersection where memory mechanisms, language processes, attention, metacognition, conscious awareness, goal-driven behaviours, curiosity, and even decision-making and risk-taking all seem to cross. In this book, Anne Cleary and Bennett Schwartz explain how tip-of-the-tongue states fit into our overall cognitive systems and what they tell us about the nature of cognition and consciousness. The tip-of-the-tongue state can wield enormous power over our attentional focus and what we choose to do next, regardless of what we had been doing before the onset of the feeling. In short, it wields the ability to redirect our mind. Cleary and Schwartz's text will appeal to students and researchers interested in the workings of the mind and brain.

Author: Anne M. Cleary, Bennett L. Schwartz
ISBN-10: 1009372033
ISBN-13: 9781009372039
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/12/2025
Pages: 261
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d