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episodic memory
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episodic memory [‚ep·ə¦säd·ik ′mem·rē]
(psychology)
Memory of information about specific past events that involved the self and occurred at a particular time and place.


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Of course we are unaware of both the nonconscious Semantic and Episodic Memories that trigger our behaviors leading to fulfilling our goals.
This provides a clue as to how episodic memories may slowly be transformed into semantic memory.
In various studies such as those by Loftus, Miller, and Burns (1978) episodic memories for events were shown to be alterable by post-event information--a situation that mimics well the impact that tradition can have on individuals in the creation of personal experience narratives.
 
 
 
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