Your grandfather works on the New York Times crossword puzzle every day. He has been very good at solving the puzzle and nearly always does. His ability to remember the meaning of words has shown no decline as he has aged, and really shows very little decline for most older adults. What type of memory is this?

a. semantic memory
b. procedural memory
c. episodic memory
d. lexical memory


Answer: A

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