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GCSE Psychology · key term
Long-term memory for knowledge, facts and the meanings of words and concepts.
Used by AQA and OCR
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Memory ProcessesSemantic memory is memory for knowledge, facts and meanings. Knowing that Paris is the capital of France, or understanding what the word ‘elephant’ means, uses semantic memory.
Long-term memory for facts, concepts and meanings.
Distinguish semantic encoding, a way of coding information, from semantic memory, a type of long-term memory.
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Paper 2
Long-term memory for facts, meanings and general knowledge.
Revise: Wilson, Kopelman and Kapur (2008): The Clive Wearing StudySome semantic memory, or factual knowledge, remained. He knew who he was, that he was a well-known musician, where he had attended school and studied music, and that he was married. However, the details were patchy.
