You are watching an entertainment show and recognize the woman who is speaking but cannot remember her name. Several names run through your mind

When the TV announcer mentions the name Kim Kardashian you say "I knew it." What does this situation exemplify?
a) primary amnesia
b) tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
c) failure to recall information from sensory storage
c) exceeding the capacity of short-term memory storage


ANS: b

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