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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