Semantic Memory

• Examples of Semantic Memory

  What an orange tastes like, how to apply to university, the meaning of words.
• Semantic memories are:

  • Declarative
  • Not time-stamped
  • Recalled consciously (explicit)
  • Not autobiographical
  • Resistant to forgetting
  • How deeply processed influences strength
  • Parahippocampal cortex
• According to Tulving, semantic memory is less vulnerable to distortion and forgetting than episodic memory.
• What is semantic memory?

  It contains our shared knowledge of the world; recollection of a word, number or concept. It has been likened to an encyclopedia and dictionary.