Zelda is trying to remember the name of the actor who played the lead in the film Titanic. She recalls the actor's appearance and what his name sounds like but just cannot come up with his name. What is Zelda experiencing?

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Zelda is experiencing the tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) phenomenon, which is the feeling of knowing information but not being able to retrieve it from memory. In this case, she has the general feeling and sound of the actor's name, but cannot retrieve it from her memory.

Zelda Is Trying to Remember the Name of the Actor