An example of this specific "sin" from Schacter's "seven memory sins" would be someone having information "on the tip of their tongue," but being unable to retrieve it:
A)transience.
B)bias.
C)persistence.
D)blocking.

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Blocking refers to the temporary inability to retrieve a piece of information that one is sure exists in memory. This is commonly experienced as a tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon where the information feels just out of reach, even though one knows that they know it.

An Example of This Specific "Sin" from Schacter's "Seven Memory