Your Text Discusses How Episodic and Semantic Memories Are Interconnected

question 40

Multiple Choice

Your text discusses how episodic and semantic memories are interconnected. This discussion revealed that when we experience events,

• A) episodic memory for events lasts longer than semantic memory for the events.
• B) the knowledge that makes up semantic memories is initially attained through a personal experience based in episodic memory.
• C) semantic and episodic memories about events tend to last about the same length of time in our memory.
• D) semantic memory of events is enhanced when it is not interfered with by associated episodic memories.

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Definitions:

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