Janelle had studied hard for her first psychology test and expected to do well.However, she became frustrated when she got to a question worth a lot of points.She knew she knew the answer, but she couldn't quite remember the information, although the answer came to mind five minutes after she had left class.Janelle experienced a memory that was available but not accessible, which illustrates
A) sensory memory decay.
B) eidetic imagery.
C) a flashbulb memory.
D) the tip-of-the-tongue (TOT)state.

Question

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The scenario described is consistent with the tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) state, where a person is unable to retrieve a known piece of information even though they are aware that they know it. The answer eventually comes to mind, indicating that the information was not lost, but temporarily inaccessible. The other options (sensory memory decay, eidetic imagery, flashbulb memory) do not fit the description given.

Janelle Had Studied Hard for Her First Psychology Test and Expected