An individual's general knowledge about the world, independent of the individual's past experiences, is called what?

• A. Semantic Memory
• B. Procedural Memory
• C. Episodic Memory
• D. Working Memory

Answer: (A)

General knowledge about the world that isn’t tied to personal experiences is stored in semantic memory. This includes facts, concepts, vocabulary, and information about objects and categories—things you can recall without recalling when or where you learned them. For example, knowing that Paris is the capital of France or that a bicycle has two wheels are semantic facts. This contrasts with episodic memory, which involves memories of specific events in your life, procedural memory, which covers how to do things, and working memory, which holds information briefly for current use.