The tip-of-the-tongue state involves
A)memories that a person does not know exist and are retrieved unconsciously.
B)memories that are reconstructed or expanded by starting with one memory and then following chains of associations to other related memories.
C)a feeling that a memory is available but not quite retrievable.
D)the failure to store sufficient information to form a useful memory.

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The tip-of-the-tongue state is characterized by the sensation that a memory (often a word or name) is just out of reach or on the verge of being recalled, but cannot be fully accessed at the moment. This phenomenon reflects the feeling that one knows something but is temporarily unable to retrieve it.

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