Weeks Ago, Amanda Talked to a Guy in Her Chemistry

question 45

Multiple Choice

Weeks ago, Amanda talked to a guy in her Chemistry class. Although she could not remember his name, she remembered that it began with a "C" and that his mother is a professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of Georgia. This frustrating condition in which information is right at the edge of consciousness is known as what memory phenomenon?

• A) tip-of-the-iceberg
• B) edge-of-the-brain
• C) working memory
• D) episodic memory
• E) none of these