Define and provide examples for each of the following types of long-term memory: declarative, procedural, episodic, and semantic.

What will be an ideal response?


Students' answers may vary.

The answer should contain the following information:

Declarative memory: Memory for factual information: names, dates, faces, and facts. Example: The knowledge that Al Gore was the vice president under President Bill Clinton

Procedural memory: Memory for skills and habits. Example: Remembering how to skip stones

Episodic memory: Memory for events that occur in a particular time, place, or context. Example: Remembering the events that occurred during one's wedding

Semantic memory: Memory for general knowledge and world facts, and memory for the rules of logic. Example: The knowledge that the two rivers flowing through Washington, DC, are the Potomac and the Anacostia

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