At a High School Reunion, Miguel Is Reminiscing with His

question 101

Multiple Choice

At a high school reunion, Miguel is reminiscing with his classmates. He remembers a particularly difficult biology class he took in his senior year. While he vividly remembers what his teacher looked like and thinks that his last name started with the letter K, he can't remember the teacher's entire last name, demonstrating ____________.

• A)retroactive interference
• B)retrograde amnesia
• C)mood-congruent recall
• D)the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

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