AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Another example of semantic encoding in memory is remembering a phone number based on some attribute of the person you got it from, like their name. In other words, specific associations are made between the sensory input (the phone number) and the context of the meaning (the person’s name).

Detailed explanation-2: -The different encoding types include: Visual Encoding. Acoustic Encoding. Semantic Encoding.

Detailed explanation-3: -Naming sounds and pictures, a form of semantic elaboration, makes the locations of sounds and pictures easier to remember than if the stimuli are merely perceived without names.

Detailed explanation-4: -Semantic memory is the memory of acquired knowledge-memorized facts or information. An example of semantic memory would be remembering the capital of Cuba. Semantic memories don’t require context, making them objective. Like episodic memories, semantic memories are also explicit and require conscious recall.