"I know it! It's um ...um ...It starts with 'G'," begins a trivia-game contestant excitedly.The contestant is falling prey to the _____ phenomenon.
A)tip-of-the-tongue
B)flashbulb memory
C)motivated forgetting
D)retrograde interference

Question

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The contestant is experiencing tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon, which is the feeling of knowing a word or concept but not being able to recall it from memory.

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