Almost Everybody Has Had the Feeling of Knowing the Answer

question 107

Multiple Choice

Almost everybody has had the feeling of knowing the answer to a question, but not being quite able to say it. This is known as the "tip-of the-tongue" phenomenon and is a failure of __________.

• A) retention
• B) storage
• C) retrieval
• D) trace consolidation

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Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian theory describing a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Latency Period

A phase in psychosexual development, occurring roughly between the ages of six and puberty, when sexual urges are repressed or dormant.

Freud's Theory

A set of psychoanalytic theories developed by Sigmund Freud, emphasizing unconscious conflict, stages of sexual development, and the structure of personality (id, ego, and superego).

Trait Theories

A group of theories that focus on the identification and measurement of specific personality characteristics and patterns of behavior.