CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Semantic memory is
A
The memory of facts and abstract information
B
Knowing how to complete a task
C
Remembering your first driving lesson
D
Knowing where the pizza cutter is stored at home
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: -Semantic memory is the ability to remember factual information. It involves explicit or effortful memory and it is also known as type of declarative memory. Researchers debate as to whether semantic memory is localized in one area of the brain or distributed across multiple brain regions.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two main forms of semantic memory disorders. These are modality specific and semantic category specific impairments. A modality can also be defined as a part of a stimulus such as taste and temperature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Semantic: Semantic memory refers to your general knowledge including knowledge of facts. For example, your knowledge of what a car is and how an engine works are examples of semantic memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Semantic memory is the recollection of facts gathered from the time we are young. They are indisputable nuggets of information not associated with emotion or personal experience. Some examples of semantic memory: Knowing that grass is green. Recalling that Washington, D.C., is the U.S. capital and Washington is a state.

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