Explicit memory

Explicit memory is the memory of consciously available facts and events that can be recalled and described in words.

Definition

Explicit memory includes, among others, episodic memory, i.e. memories of specific events, and semantic memory, i.e. general knowledge. It differs from procedural memory, which is responsible for skills and automaticities. It is not a perfect recording of the past, because remembering can change the way a memory is told.

Key ideas

Missing key ideas.

Practice and life

When you analyze a memory, separate: what I remember as fact, what I interpret, and what I add based on the current state.

Common misunderstanding

It is a mistake to treat explicit memory as an immutable video record. It is also a mistake to confuse general knowledge with personal memory.

Questions for self-reflection

No questions for self-reflection.

Sources

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