Billy found himself recalling the day many years before when he and his grandfather had gone fishing on a small mountain lake. Although he had not been back there since that time, he could recall the event so vividly that he could almost feel the sun and smell the mountain air. Billy is experiencing what type of memory?
A) semantic memory
B) episodic memory
C) iconic memory
D) task memory

Question

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The description of Billy's memory includes specific details of a past event (fishing with his grandfather on a mountain lake), indicating that he is experiencing an episodic memory.

Billy Found Himself Recalling the Day Many Years Before When