Question

If you know how to wrap a present, you can probably describe the process to someone else. but if you know how to skip rope, you may have difficulty explaining what you do to someone else. the difference between these two kinds of knowledge can best be characterized as a difference between

Answer 1

This is a case of what we call “explicit vs. implicit memory”.

Explicit memory is when we try to deliberately remember about something. In this case for example, how to wrap a present. Implicit memory on the other hand is something unconscious and unintentional. There are no specific guidelines or step on how to skip a rope, we just learn it unconsciously.