Why Do People Sometimes Fail to Remember an Uncommon Word

question 117

Multiple Choice

Why do people sometimes fail to remember an uncommon word but have a feeling that it is on the "tip-of-the-tongue"?

• A) interference from words similar in sound
• B) bias
• C) misattribution
• D) persistence

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