Semantic Memory

• Semantic memory stores facts, general knowledge
• Semantic memory is not time stamped
• Semantic memory is less personal than episodic memory
• Semantic memory is a combination of the encyclopaedia and the dictionary
• Semantic memory is stored in the temporal lobe
• A conscious effort is not needed to recall semantic memory
• Semantic memory is taught
• Semantic memory is declarative (knowing that)
• Semantic memory can be recalled by cues or associations
• Contain our knowledge of the world
• The semantic memory includes facts
• Semantic memory would include knowledge about meaning of words or the taste of an orange
• Contains knowledge of an impressive number of concepts
• Semantic memories are not time stamped
• Semantic knowledge is less personal and more about facts we all share