You are watching a movie, and you recognize the leading actress from several other movies. You insist that you know her name, but you just can't remember it. This is known as _____.

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The tip-of-the-tongue state is the sensation of knowing that a piece of information is stored in memory but being unable to retrieve it at a given time. In this case, the person recognizes the actress but cannot recall her name.

You Are Watching a Movie, and You Recognize the Leading