A report on Episodic memory and Endel Tulving
In his research on human memory he proposed the distinction between semantic and episodic memory.
- Endel TulvingThe term "episodic memory" was coined by Endel Tulving in 1972, referring to the distinction between knowing and remembering: knowing is factual recollection (semantic) whereas remembering is a feeling that is located in the past (episodic).
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Semantic memory
1 linksSemantic memory refers to general world knowledge that humans have accumulated throughout their lives.
Semantic memory refers to general world knowledge that humans have accumulated throughout their lives.
Semantic memory is distinct from episodic memory, which is our memory of experiences and specific events that occur during our lives, from which we can recreate at any given point.
The idea of semantic memory was first introduced following a conference in 1972 between Endel Tulving, of the University of Toronto, and W. Donaldson on the role of organization in human memory.
Explicit memory
1 linksOne of the two main types of long-term human memory, the other of which is implicit memory.
One of the two main types of long-term human memory, the other of which is implicit memory.
Explicit memory can be divided into two categories: episodic memory, which stores specific personal experiences, and semantic memory, which stores factual information.
In 1972, Endel Tulving proposed the distinction between episodic and semantic memory.