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Name: Brian Hiew


Procedural memory, also known as implicit memory, refers to the unconscious memory of procedures such as how to cook an egg, drive a car, turn on the television, and many more as opposed to declarative memory, also known as explicit memory, refers to memories of various facts and key events that can be consciously declared upon, or in other words, recalled. Examples of declarative memory includes learning new mathematical equations to various solutions, memorizing vocabulary, and many more. Key differences between procedural and declarative memory are that one relies on unconscious memory while the other type relies on conscious memory, and declarative memory refers to memory that can be consciously recalled while procedural memory refers to unconscious memory about how to do things.

Sources Used "Declarative Memory (Explicit Memory) and Procedural Memory (Implicit Memory) - Types of Memory - The Human Memory." //Declarative Memory (Explicit Memory) and Procedural Memory (Implicit Memory) - Types of Memory - The Human Memory//. Web. 16 Jan. 2015. .

Myers, David G.. //Psychology //. 8th ed. New York: Worth, 2007. Print.

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Comment by David Jung:

Great answer Brian! Procedural and Declarative are two quite different types of memory and are used in different situations. For example you may know the answer to a math problem with your declarative but you are able to write the answer down using your procedural memory. This question is quite direct and objective so there isn't much more for me to add. Some basic facts may be that Declarative facts and Procedural facts are the two types of long term memory (so in other words they are both long-term memory not short term) :) Also musicians and athletes excel at procedural memory while scholars excel with declarative (quite obvious, huh) :)

Citations

http://www.livescience.com/43595-procedural-memory.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declarative_memory