Talk:Explicit memory

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Memory Systems: Explicit - Declarative - Semantic - Autobiographical
It has been proposed several times that this article on Explicit memory should be merged with the article on Declarative memory. Both times there was low participation and weak arguments given on both sides of the debate (see Talk:Declarative_memory). Before another merger is proposed please consider cleaning-up and adding sourced content to this Explicit memory article, as the current state of both articles (Explicit memory & Declarative memory) are quite poor. This is true especially considering that explicit and implicit memory have a rich literature spanning several decades of scientific work, and have been characterized using both human and animal models, involved in experiments ranging from cognitive, behavioral, lesion, fMRI/EEG imaging, and other empirical studies. Niubrad (talk) 23:45, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

New proposed merger
Please see Talk:Declarative memory. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thouny (talk • contribs) 01:13, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Proposed merger with Declarative memory
Should this be merged with Declarative_memory? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeiki Rebirth (talk • contribs) 16:07, May 17, 2006 -Yes, it probably should. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.69.216.237 (talk • contribs) 22:06, October 23, 2006


 * Please see the merge discussion at Talk:Declarative memory. Will remove stale merger tag per consensus at target page. -- Emana 06:11, 7 March 2007 (UTC)


 * The two topics on memory should definitely NOT be merged. They are separate but apparently distinct entities.  Stevenmitchell (talk) 13:32, 7 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Please explain how they are different. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FrozenMan (talk • contribs) 00:41, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

More Research on the Subject
Here are 5 peer-reviewed articles for "Explicit Memory:" The effect of articulatory suppression on implicit and explicit false memory in the DRM paradigm. Explicit memory among individuals with mild and moderate intellectual disability: Educational implications. The emergence of explicit memory during learning. Effects of the stress of marathon running on implicit and explicit memory. .16.3.475|url=http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=129fa82a-077c-4ec2-a11e-2fdbb7c09df5%40sessionmgr11&vid=2&hid=10}} Long-term, explicit memory in rituals. Taylorjenee (talk) 00:16, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

Summary of Intended Explorations
Explicit memory is the conscious, intentional recollection of previous experiences and information (direct quote from existing article). When studying explicit memory, it is important to remember its primary features. First, explicit memory occurs very quickly and includes tasks that can be learned in one trial. Explicit memory begins to develop at a very early age when learning is at its prime and the cerebral cortex is developing. This allows for children to begin to recall what they have been told. Interestingly, individuals who experience intellectual disorders can improve their explicit memory skills through deep learning processes as well as manipulating learning strategies. However, it is important to remember that explicit memory systems are fallible; retrieval failures are common and explicit memories degrade over time, as with all memory systems.

Next, the distinguishing factor of explicit memory is that it is accessible to the consciousness. That is, the memories can be consciously manipulated, either verbally or nonverbally. I person can willfully recall an explicit memory instead of experiencing a memory or being reminded of something involuntarily. Recalling something like an answer to a test question or the time of a doctor’s appointment are examples of explicit memory.

Finally, explicit memory is flexible and cannot be bound by a certain context. That is, a person can explicitly recall to memory any sort of knowledge or memory that he or she has experienced. Such memories can be recalled through arousing details, salient visual stimuli, stress, and self-relatedness. Again, explicit memories are often affected by degradation over time and retrieval failures, but one can hope to recall many varieties of information because of explicit memory.

We plan to more fully explore the attributes of explicit memory and how it works.Taylorjenee (talk) 07:13, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

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You information is cohesive with the subsections and your information regarding Alzeimers is interesting and a good addition to the article. The information you have collected in the "encoding and retrieval subsection is sufficent, but i think some citations need added and some sentances need changed or rearranged for better fluency. Good information, good sources, and cohesive.  Some machanical errors need to be fixed but i have specified on the hard copy.  Ksmedi3 (talk) 17:17, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Merger completed
I have merged the content from Declarative memory, which had been requested for years. I think most external sources agree that the two terms are usually used as synonyms. For clarification, I have specified in the introduction how the two notions can be compared in the rare cases where people bother to make the distinction. 7804j (talk) 18:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

common language
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 * Other examples of semantic memory include types of food, capital cities of a geographic region, or the lexicon of a common language, such as a person's vocabulary.

"Common language" can be understood in at least two ways, depending on the meaning intended for "common". Taking it in the everyday sense of ordinary, frequent, (um...) everyday, the phrase would be most readily understood as meaning something like "English, French, German, Mandarin Chinese, or other language predominant around here*, or one that has a lot of speakers''.

* This being the English Wikipedia.

But the phrase "common language" has a specific sense, using "common" to describe something that belongs to or is used by two or more persons, countries, etc.: a language that two or more people know well enough to communicate with each other. Neither sense applies here. E.g., my relative's knowledge of Abkhazian vocabulary is semantic memory whether she's conversing in it, analyzing it, teaching it, or writing in her diary. So I've deleted that one word from the paragraph and used several hundred words here to explain my action.

--Thnidu (talk) 19:22, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Suggestion: More Pictures/Graphics
I recently read through this article and I noticed that for the length that this article holds, there are only three pictures. Some pictures might help to make the reading easier, especially for people who are unfamiliar with the topic.

Benjamin.gilbert.07 (talk) 04:34, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Suggested additions
This article has very good foundations but feels lacking in several areas. There are many paragraphs, and even some entire sections that lack cited sources. Also, as has been mentioned in past sections, there is a lot of additional research that could be discussed to enrich the content of the article. For example: the effects of old age on explicit memory. CaptainKiser (talk) 05:45, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

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