Rogelio recognizes a theme song from a popular television show, but he is unable to remember the name of the show.He is experiencing
A)decay.
B)displacement.
C)the tip-of-the-tongue state.
D)encoding failure.

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The tip-of-the-tongue state is characterized by the feeling of knowing a piece of information, such as a name or a word, but being unable to retrieve it from memory. This is exactly what Rogelio is experiencing when he recognizes the theme song but can't remember the name of the show.

Rogelio Recognizes a Theme Song from a Popular Television Show