Episodic memory

• · the ability to recall details, e.g. the time and of past events

• · different to semantic memory - the ability to remember general information · about the  ，which does not involve recalling   information

Forming episodic memories involves three steps:

Encoding

• · involves receiving and processing information

• · the more   given to an event, the more successfully it can be encoded

• · to remember a  ，it is useful to have a strategy for encoding such information

Consolidation

• · how memories are strengthened and stored

• · most effective when memories can be added to a   of related information

• · the   of retrieval affects the strength of memories

Retrieval

• · memory retrieval often depends on using a prompt, e.g. the   of an object near to the place where you left your car

Episodic memory impairments

• · these affect people with a wide range of medical conditions

• · games which stimulate the   have been found to help people with schizophrenia

• · children with autism may have difficulty forming episodic memories - possibly because their concept of the   may be absent

• · memory training may help autistic children develop social skills