Why Is It So Difficult for an Adult to Explain

question 148

Multiple Choice

Why is it so difficult for an adult to explain to a child how to ride a bike?

• A)Transferring semantic memories requires conscious effort.
• B)Procedural memories are declarative and require no additional explanation.
• C)Implicit memories are not at the conscious level,so they are hard to verbalize.
• D)The action of riding a bike requires priming before it can be adequately explained.

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