A Phenomenon That Occurs When a Person Is Familiar with an Odor

question 38

Multiple Choice

A phenomenon that occurs when a person is familiar with an odor but cannot recall its name, despite feeling as if he or she can, is known as ______.

• A)phantosmia
• B)illusory olfaction
• C)tip-of-the-nose phenomenon
• D)smell anosmia

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Definitions:

Memory Recall

The process by which information is retrieved from past memories or learned data.

Miller

Refers to George A. Miller, a psychologist known for his work on the magical number seven, plus or minus two, related to the limits of human memory capacity.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds a brief replica of visual scenes for a very short duration before fading or being processed further.

Visual Copy

An exact reproduction or duplicate of a visual stimulus.