Imagine that you have to turn the clocks ahead for daylight saving time. You manage to recall the rather complex system by which you can advance the clock in your car.

This skill is an example of your:

A. procedural memory.

B. semantic memory.

C. episodic memory.

D. None of these.

Answer:A. procedural memory

Explanation:

Procedural memory is our long term memory which plays a role in giving us the ability to understand how to perform certain tasks, this is also referred to as motor skills. It tells us how to perform particular procedures such as riding a bike, playing a piano, walking and talking. It happens unconsciously

We use our past experience to actual know what to do without taking time to think about how we need to go about doing that task, it just happens automatically with this memory.

It is important to develop skills like athletic skills and how we develop langauge effectively is also controlled by this part our memory.

Using this memory we can ice skate, play baseball, drive a car, swim and climb stairs. To remember particular procedures on how to do even complex task is due to procedural memory.