Within word structure in the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. Rubin, D. C. J Verb Learn Verb Behav, 14(4):392–397, 1975.
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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.
@Article{Rubin1975,
  author   = {David C. Rubin},
  journal  = {J Verb Learn Verb Behav},
  title    = {Within word structure in the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon},
  year     = {1975},
  number   = {4},
  pages    = {392--397},
  volume   = {14},
  abstract = {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.},
}

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