While taking an exam, you read a question and know that you know the answer to that question but you just cannot retrieve it during the exam. However, the answer pops in your head as you leave the classroom following the exam. This is an example of when a memory is
A)available but not accessible.
B)temporary rather than permanent.
C)short-term but not long-term.
D)procedural rather than semantic.

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This scenario describes a situation where the memory is available (you know that you know the answer) but not accessible at the moment you need it (you can't retrieve it during the exam). This is a common experience known as "tip-of-the-tongue" phenomenon.

While Taking an Exam, You Read a Question and Know