Your son buys a used car that has a standard five-speed stick shift.Although you have only driven cars with automatic transmissions in the last several years, you are able to shift the gears in your son's car with relative ease.This ability to still use the clutch and shift gears on your son's car illustrates __________ memory.
A) semantic
B) declarative
C) episodic
D) procedural

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Procedural memory is the type of memory that involves the learning and remembering of tasks and skills, such as riding a bike or driving a car with a manual transmission. Shifting gears requires the use of procedural memory. Semantic memory involves the recall of general knowledge and facts, declarative memory refers to the recalling of specific events or experiences, and episodic memory involves the storing and retrieval of information related to personal experiences. These types of memory are not involved in the ability to shift gears in a manual transmission car.

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