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phenomenon > metamemory phenomenon > tip-of-the-nose phenomenon

Preferred term

tip-of-the-nose phenomenon  

Definition

  • A metamemory phenomenon characterized by the difficulty to retrieve the name of an odor, accompanied by the feeling that the odor is known and on the verge of being recalled.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Lawless, H., & Engen, T. (1977). Associations to odors: Interference, mnemonics, and verbal labeling. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 3(1), 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.3.1.52

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-BKJ6GZ77-H

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