You read a fill-in-the-blank question on an exam and are sure you know the answer. However, when you start to write the answer, you find you cannot recall it. You feel you are just about to recall it and become frustrated,

almost like you are about to sneeze but cannot. Which terms do psychologists use to describe your experience?
a) memory decay
b) episodic failure
c) feeling-of-knowing
d) tip-of-the-tongue


ANS: d

Psychology

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