While sitting in his psychology class and daydreaming as his instructor drones on about memory, Mac suddenly recalls a great hamburger he ate at a fast-food restaurant a month ago. Mac's unintentional recall for this event provides a great example of _____ memory.

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Mac's unintentional recall of the hamburger he ate at a fast-food restaurant a month ago suggests that this memory is encoded in his implicit memory. Implicit memory operates unconsciously and is responsible for automatic skills and habits, such as riding a bike or typing on a keyboard. This type of memory does not require conscious effort or awareness to retrieve.

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