2.3: Semantic LTM

Question 1

Give one example of a semantic memory and one example of an episodic memory.
Briefly explain one difference between these types of long-term memory (3 marks)

Answer 1

An example of semantic memory is knowing that Paris is the capital of France.
An example of episodic memory is remembering our 10th birthday party

Question 2

Give one example of a semantic memory and one example of an episodic memory.
Briefly explain one difference between these types of long-term memory (3 marks).
An example of semantic memory is knowing that Paris is the capital of France.
An example of episodic memory is remembering our 10th birthday party.

Answer 2

One difference between semantic memory and episodic memory is that semantic memories are general knowledge about the world, whereas episodic memories are memories of our personal experiences

Question 3

Distinguish between procedural memory and semantic memory (3 marks)

Answer 3

Procedural memory is a motor or action-based memory or a memory of how to do something, whereas semantic memory is memory for facts.
Semantic memory is conscious and procedural memory is less conscious.
Procedural memory is non-declarative, whereas semantic memory is declarative