AO1 and AO2

• what is episodic memory?

  refers to out ability to recall events from out lives
• strength of episodic memories are influenced by the emotions present at time of coding
• with episodic memories you have to make a conscious effort to recall them which can be done quickly
• what is semantic memory?


  an explicit memory that contains all information an individual has learned
• semantic memories are not time stamped
• episodic memories are time stamped
• semantic memories are less personal and more about the facts we share
• semantic memories are less vunerable to distortion and forgetting compared to episodic
• what is procedural memory ?

  a type of implicit memory permitting individuals to perform learned tasks with little conscious thought
• procedural memories usually occur in early-life
• procedural memory doesn't not require conscious thought