Bill forgot the numbers in his grandparents' phone number, but he was able to call them because when he started to punch in the numbers, he remembered the pattern that he usually punched in when calling them.Bill was using his:
A)episodic memory
B)procedural memory
C)semantic memory
D)transitory memory

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Procedural memory involves remembering specific procedures or skills, such as the pattern of numbers to dial a phone number. Bill's ability to remember the pattern he usually punched in suggests he was relying on procedural memory. Episodic memory involves recalling specific events, semantic memory involves remembering general knowledge and facts, and transitory memory refers to very short-term memory. None of these are applicable in this situation.

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