People find it very easy to put on a button-down shirt, but much harder to list the steps involved in putting on that shirt. This suggests that ____________ memory is more useful in getting dressed than ____________ memory.
A) declarative; procedural
B) procedural; declarative
C) episodic; semantic
D) semantic; episodic

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Procedural memory involves the memory of how to do things (such as putting on a shirt), while declarative memory involves the memory of facts and events. The fact that people find it easier to put on a shirt than to list the steps involved suggests that procedural memory is more useful in getting dressed.

People Find It Very Easy to Put on a Button-Down