During a Trivial Pursuit game, Seth was trying to think of the name of John Lennon's wife. "Yanni? Yo-yo? No, that's not it. I'm sure I'll think of …. Wait, I remember! It was Yoko Ono! That was John Lennon's wife!" This example illustrates:
A)the misinformation effect.
B)the déjà vu experience.
C)a TOT (tip-of-the-tongue) experience.
D)the experience of a flashbulb memory.

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This is a classic example of a tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) experience, where someone knows they have a piece of information stored in their memory but cannot access it at that particular moment. Seth knows he knows the name of John Lennon's wife but struggles to recall it until he finally remembers it. The other options are not applicable as there is no indication of the misinformation effect, déjà vu or a flashbulb memory in this scenario.

During a Trivial Pursuit Game, Seth Was Trying to Think