{"id":363,"date":"2023-10-17T01:11:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T01:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/?p=363"},"modified":"2023-10-17T01:11:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T01:11:57","slug":"semantic-memory-and-episodic-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/17\/semantic-memory-and-episodic-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Semantic Memory and Episodic Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>By Brad Bell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Memory is an important concept in psychology. \u00a0Two types of memory are semantic memory and episodic memory. \u00a0\u00a0It is important to make a distinction between these\u00a0two types of memories. \u00a0\u00a0What is semantic memory? \u00a0\u00a0What\u00a0is episodic memory?<br><br><strong>Semantic Memory Definition:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong><em><strong><em>Semantic memory reflects the general knowledge we have<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><strong><em>\u00a0ab<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><strong><em>out the world (e.g., concepts).<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong>Episodic Memory Definition:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong><em><strong><em>Episodic memory is our memory for events that we have <\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><strong><em>personally experienced.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong>Semantic Memory Examples:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>There are many examples of semantic memory. \u00a0Our knowledge of historical events is one example of semantic\u00a0memory. \u00a0Memories of laws and organizational rules are\u00a0semantic memories. \u00a0Moreover, memories for many basic\u00a0concepts such as intelligence, compassion, and humor are\u00a0semantic memories.<br><br><strong>Episodic Memory Examples:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>There are many examples of episodic\u00a0memory. \u00a0Episodic\u00a0memories are personal memories. \u00a0They include all the\u00a0memories for the events in our lives. \u00a0These may be minor\u00a0events, or they may be major events. \u00a0The episodic memories\u00a0may include memory what happened on our birthdays and\u00a0holidays, memories from high school and college, and\u00a0memories for funny and sad events in our lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Brad Bell Memory is an important concept in psychology. \u00a0Two types of memory are semantic memory and episodic memory. \u00a0\u00a0It is important to make a distinction between these\u00a0two types of memories. \u00a0\u00a0What is semantic memory? \u00a0\u00a0What\u00a0is episodic memory? Semantic Memory Definition:Semantic memory reflects the general knowledge we have\u00a0about the world (e.g., concepts).Episodic Memory Definition:Episodic &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/17\/semantic-memory-and-episodic-memory\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Semantic Memory and Episodic Memory&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-concepts","category-memory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":364,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363\/revisions\/364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}