Claudia recalls that Henry Kissinger was President Nixon's secretary of state,but she was not alive during the Nixon administration and she has no clue if she learned the information in school,in a book,or on the news.Claudia is experiencing a failure of _____ memory.
A)semantic
B)prospective
C)source
D)implicit

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Claudia is having difficulty recalling the source of her knowledge about Henry Kissinger and the Nixon administration, so she is experiencing a failure of source memory. Semantic memory refers to general knowledge about the world, prospective memory refers to remembering to do something in the future, and implicit memory refers to unconscious memory processes such as skills and habits.

Claudia Recalls That Henry Kissinger Was President Nixon's Secretary of State,but