At the age of 69 years, Micah considered himself to be healthy even though he took blood pressure medicine after dinner each night. His ability to remember to take his pills each night after dinner would be an example of what type of memory?

Question

a. Episodic
b. Semantic
c. Long-term
d. Prospective

Answer 1

Micah's ability to remember to take his pills each night after dinner is an example of prospective memory (option d). Prospective memory involves remembering to perform an intention or planned action in the future, such as taking medication at a specific time.