You start to answer an exam question and even though you know the word for the answer, you cannot remember it. You can remember the shape of the word, the first letter, where on the page of your notes the word is, but not the word itself. You are suffering from:
A) change blindness
B) tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
C) suggestibility
D) absentmindedness

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon describes exactly this situation where you cannot recall a word even though you can remember certain details about it.

You Start to Answer an Exam Question and Even Though