Your father has not ridden a bicycle since he was in college,about 20 years ago.Your father's remembering how to ride the bike without falling will call upon _____ memory.His remembering the names of the parts of the bike will call upon _____ memory.
A) episodic; declarative
B) semantic; episodic
C) procedural; semantic
D) declarative; episodic

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Procedural memory refers to the memory of how to do things, such as riding a bicycle. Semantic memory refers to memory of facts, such as the names of parts of a bike. Episodic memory refers to memory of past personal experiences. Declarative memory includes both semantic and episodic memory. Therefore, option C is the best choice as riding a bike is a procedural memory and the names of the parts of the bike is semantic memory.

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