Adeline, aged 90, still drives her car to the senior center every Friday. Last week, she tells her friends that someone they know from her church died. When they ask her for the person's name she says, "I can't remember her name. She sits near the altar and always has a hat on." Clearly, Adeline has better ________ memory than ________ memory.

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Adeline has better implicit memory (evidenced by her ability to drive, a procedural skill, and remember details about the person) than explicit memory (struggling to recall specific facts or names).

Adeline, Aged 90, Still Drives Her Car to the Senior