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Ss were able to predict better than chance which common-knowledge question that they had missed on a recall test they would subsequently answer correctly on a multiple-choice test. Providing the initial letter of the correct answer significantly facilitated recall as compared to provision of an incorrect first letter or no letter clue.
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We thank Robert Gilbert for assistance in running the experiment, and Anthony Doob for help in the data analysis. The research was supported in part by National Science Foundation grant No. G. S. 196.
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Freedman, J.L., Landauer, T.K. Retrieval of long-term memory: “Tip-of-the-tongue” phenomenon. Psychon Sci 4, 309–310 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342310
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342310