Unconscious retention of information that influences behavior without conscious awareness of remembering, including procedural memories, priming effects, and conditioning responses.
Example: Riding a bicycle automatically without consciously remembering how to balance, or feeling uncomfortable around someone without remembering why (previous negative interaction).
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