You can easily remember your birth date; perhaps you can also remember what you did on your last birthday. The difference between these two pieces of knowledge can best be characterized as a difference between:
a. declarative vs. procedural knowledge
b. semantic vs. episodic memory
c. conceptual vs. conditional knowledge
d. explicit vs. implicit memory
Question 2
Which one of the following is least likely to be a good predictor of how well a person will remember a piece of information a year or two after learning it?
a. The speed with which the person learned it in the first place
b. The extent to which the person related it to other information in his or her long-term memory
c. The extent to which the person tried to apply the information to new situations
d. The frequency with which the person subsequently reviewed the information
Changes in Synaptic Density From Birth to Age 2 Synaptic connections increase throughout the first
This photo shows a newborn baby minutes after birth.
Battle scene from The Birth of a Nation, directed by D. W. Griffith.
Life Expectancy for Birth in Men and Women
The Stages of Labor and Birth in a Vaginal Delivery
Adverse birth circumstances