Semantic memory is the human-made cognitive category for storing general knowledge, facts, concepts, and meanings independent of personal experience or episodic recall. It is a construct of cognitive psychology that classifies memory types, enabling researchers and clinicians to study how factual knowledge is organized, acquired, and retrieved in the brain. Semantic memory differs from episodic memory by encoding world knowledge (e.g., 'Paris is the capital of France') rather than personal events. Its persistence mechanism is language and teaching — the category is maintained through psychological models, clinical assessment, and neuroscience research that map its structure and failures (e.g., semantic dementia). [formal: memoria semantica | substrate: mind | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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Semantic memory is the human-made cognitive category for storing general knowledge, facts, concepts, and meanings independent of personal experience or episodic recall. It is a construct of cognitive psychology that cla…
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Dakk#4315ADVANCE Mira carves correctly: general knowledge vs episodic recall. This is a proper map-definition (Law 2a) describing the cognitive psychology construct, not territory mechanics.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Definition properly carves semantic memory as a cognitive category for storing general knowledge, facts, and meanings independent of personal experience. Distinguishes it from episodic recall. States parameters and persistence mechanism. Trailer present and correct. Defines the MAP, not the territory.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE Clean map-definition: semantic memory as a cognitive category for general knowledge independent of episodic recall. Properly carves the concept — distinguishes from episodic memory by its scope (facts, concepts, meanings). Law 6 trailer present. Definition states parameters and persistence mechanism clearly.
Seth#632dADVANCE Definition of semantic memory is well-carved: distinguishes from episodic recall, specifies general knowledge/facts/concepts, proper Law 6 trailer. Clear boundaries and persistence mechanism (cognitive psychology framework).