AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Implicit memories are unconscious and automatic. This includes memories of how to perform tasks that you do every day. Rather than consciously recalling how to ride a bike, you are able to perform the task without really thinking about it.

Detailed explanation-2: -These implicit memories (also called nondeclarative memories) form without our conscious effort. Implicit memories, formed through automatic processing, bypass the conscious encoding track. explicit memory retention of facts and personal events you can consciously retrieve. (Also called declarative memory.)

Detailed explanation-3: -Implicit memory is sometimes referred to as unconscious memory or automatic memory. Implicit memory uses past experiences to remember things without thinking about them. The performance of implicit memory is enabled by previous experiences, no matter how long ago those experiences occurred.

Detailed explanation-4: -If someone asks you what you ate for lunch today, more than likely you could recall this information quite easily. This is known as automatic processing, or the encoding of details like time, space, frequency, and the meaning of words. Automatic processing is usually done without any conscious awareness.

Detailed explanation-5: -Procedural memory refers to our knowledge of skills and how to perform tasks, and is something we mostly remember automatically. We generally don’t need to consciously think about how to ride a bike or play an instrument: we simply go through the motions once we’ve learned how to do it.