We have all had the experience of the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. We are asked to remember someones name. We are certain that we know the name and feel as if we are just about to remember it, yet it remains elusive. What type of forgetting might be at work here?

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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We have all had the experience of the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. We are asked to remember someone’s name. We are certain that we know the name and feel as if we are just about to remember it, yet it remains elusive. What type of forgetting might be at work here?

A	encoding failure
B	retroactive interference
C	retrieval failure
D	motivated forgetting

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The “tip of the tongue” (TOT) phenomenon is a state in which one cannot quite recall a familiar word but can recall words of similar form and meaning.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is an example of retrieval failure. The brain structure associated with transfer of information from short-to long-term memory is the amygdala. If the a person’s hippocampus is damaged, she may be unable to store new information in long-term memory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whereas the tip-of-the-tongue state can occur because we are having trouble recalling an actual memory that has been stored in our brains, this effect could also be the result of: encoding failure.

Detailed explanation-4: -memory is the memory system that holds information while actively manipulating the information. memory is a subdivision of declarative memory that is concerned with general knowledge and facts.

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