Divided attention is to _____ as the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is to _____.
A)transience;absentmindedness
B)absentmindedness;transience
C)transience;blocking
D)absentmindedness;blocking

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Divided attention relates to absentmindedness because it involves a failure to focus fully due to attention being split between multiple tasks, leading to memory lapses. The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is an example of blocking, where a person is temporarily unable to recall something they know, due to interference from words that are similar in some way.

Divided Attention Is to _____ as the Tip-Of-The-Tongue Phenomenon Is