Suppose that you have been looking at a magazine that contains a number of photos of attractive desserts, including one of a lem
on meringue pie. Later, someone asks you what your favorite dessert is, and you reply "lemon meringue pie," you actually like other desserts equally well, though they were not among those original photos. You have experienced ________.
Answer: You have experienced AN IMPLICIT MEMORY TASK
Explanation: Implicit memory is acquired, used unconsciously, and can affect thoughts and behaviours. One of its most common forms is procedural memory, which helps people performing certain tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.
As an operational term, implicit memory refers to effects of previous experience that are shown in tasks that do not require conscious or intentional recollection. These tasks are called implicit or synonymously indirect memory tasks that are contrasted with explicit or direct memory tasks.
