Cheri doesn't remember that she got sick after eating oatmeal on several occasions in early childhood. However, whenever she smells oatmeal she experiences a classically conditioned feeling of nausea. Cheri's conditioned reaction indicates that she retains a(n) ________ memory.

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Cheri's conditioned behavior indicates implicit memory, which is non-declarative or unconscious memory. It includes skills, habits, and behaviors that are acquired through classical or operant conditioning. Cheri's association between the smell of oatmeal and feeling nauseated is an example of classical conditioning and an implicit memory. The other options, flashbulb, echoic, and iconic, are all types of sensory memory or explicit memory, which are not related to Cheri's case.

Cheri Doesn't Remember That She Got Sick After Eating Oatmeal