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Conclusions and Future Directions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 May 2025
TOT states are conscious experiences. When we are in a TOT state, we know it and we feel it. A major conclusion from the work presented in this book is that reliance on subjective reports remains a critically important means of investigating the TOT phenomenon. How TOTs influence other thoughts, decisions, and behaviors remains an important area for future investigation. One of the newest areas in TOT research and one that is driving recent research is the finding that TOT states are associated with a number of cognitive biases in the moments that those TOT states are occurring as well as with indicators of goal-oriented behaviors aimed at information-seeking and possibly ultimately at TOT resolution. This research shows that TOTs help to put people on a path toward resolution, enabling and even motivating them to pursue and eventually obtain the answer. We highlight some other future directions in TOT research, such as focusing on TOTs in people with anomia.
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