Question

Rose has worked on her family farm since she was a small child. During the summer she helps her father mow and rake the fields to make hay. When her brother turns eight, Rose is asked to tell him how to drive the tractor. She tries to explain the process, but eventually gives up and says it would just be easier to show him. What is the explanation for why Rose cannot explain it in words

Answer 1

The knowledge of how to drive the tractor is an implicit/nondeclaritive memory, which makes it difficult to explain without demonstrating the action

Step-by-step explanation:

Rose cannot explain it in words because the knowledge of how to drive the tractor is an implicit/nondeclaritive memory, which makes it difficult for her to explain in word without demonstrating the action meaning she can't accurately explain how to drive the tractor in words due to the fact that she can only demonstrate it for him by driving the tractor and this can happen when she use her past experiences to remember and demonstrate the action without thinking about it or saying it in words.

Therefore Rose can only show her brother how to drive the tractor practically by driving it her self then showing him how to do it rather than explaining it to him in words because she has had previous experiences on how to drive a tractor.

Answer 2

The knowledge of driving the tractor is an implicit/non-declarative memory, which makes it hard to explain without carrying out the action.

Step-by-step explanation:

Implicit memory, also known as automatic or non-declarative memory, is part of the long-term memory and it makes use of past experiences in order to store information without thinking about it.

This can be explained by the example; Rose has learnt to drive and the activity of driving has been stored in her implicit memory so she cannot put into words how she can drive but she can show it since it has become an automatic activity.