Question

While having dinner with his boss, james recalls his first interview with his boss. he recounts that he had lunch with his boss in the same restaurant that he is now in. in this scenario, james uses his _____ to recall the first time he had spoken to his boss?

Answer 1

The correct answer is episodic memory.

Episodic memory refers to an individual's unique and personal (autobiographical) memory of a certain event, experience or situation in his or her life. In this instance, James's memory of his first interview with his boss is an episodic memory because it is a memory of something James personally experienced. Another example of an episodic memory is remembering the day, time and sequence of events that occurred when you broke a bone.