AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

BIOLOGY COGNITION AND LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Semantic memory is the conscious component of our memory system
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Semantic memory is conscious long-term memory for meaning, understanding, and conceptual facts about the world. Semantic memory is one of the two main varieties of explicit, conscious, long-term memory, which is memory that can be retrieved into conscious awareness after a long delay (from several seconds to years).

Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement is TRUE regarding episodic and semantic memory? Episodic memory is acquired in a single exposure, while semantic memory usually requires multiple exposures.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explicit memory is the conscious, intentional recollection of factual information, previous experiences, and concepts. This type of memory is dependent upon three processes: acquisition, consolidation, and retrieval.

Detailed explanation-4: -Introduction. Semantic memory refers to our general world knowledge that encompasses memory for concepts, facts, and the meanings of words and other symbolic units that constitute formal communication systems such as language or math.

Detailed explanation-5: -Declarative memory (explicit memory) is flexible, requires awareness, allows conscious recollection, and is the type of memory damaged in amnesia.

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