Implicit memories provide evidence that
A) unattended information is generally lost.
B) attended information that is not meaningful is generally lost.
C) unattended information may be remembered.
D) selective attention is necessary for all forms of memory.
E) consciousness of something is required in order for it to be remembered.

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Implicit memories, such as procedural memories for tasks we can perform without conscious recall, demonstrate that we can remember information or skills we were not consciously attending to when we learned them. This shows that unattended information can indeed be remembered, challenging the notion that active, conscious attention is always required for memory formation.

Implicit Memories Provide Evidence That