Akila's brother asks her if she knows the names of the capitals of Texas and Montana.She instantly knows that the capital of Texas is Austin,and she does not know the capital of Montana.Akila is using her _____ memory to retrieve _____ memories.
A) explicit; declarative
B) implicit; tacit
C) episodic; autobiographical
D) procedural; semantic

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Akila is using her explicit memory, which refers to conscious and intentional recollection of previous experiences, to retrieve declarative memories, which are memories of facts and events. Specifically, she remembers the capital of Texas (a fact) and cannot recall the capital of Montana (another fact).

Akila's Brother Asks Her If She Knows the Names of the Capitals