Memory
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Episodic memory

  • This is your personal highlight reel.

  • This is for our memory of events, situations and places of our past.

  • For instance, when we asked about our first day at school,

-we think back and try to recall how old we were,

-who took us to school,

-what the name of the school was,

-whether we cried silently or aloud, etc...

  • Similarly, when wishing to talk about a memorable family vacation, we draw upon our episodic memory to recall as much as possible all the details of that vacation.

Semantic memory

  • This memory refers to all of our knowledge of the world around us.

  • For instance, we know that cats and dogs are four-legged animals but a…