Characteristic	Episodic Memory	Semantic Memory
Source Units Organization Reference Registration Temporal Affect Vulnerability Access Queries Reports Development Amnesia	Sensation Events Temporal Self Experiential Present More affect More chance of disruption Deliberate Time? Place? Remember Later in life Affected	Comprehension Facts,Ideas Conceptual Universe Symbolic Absent Less affect Less chance of disruption Automatic What? Know Early in life Unaffected
Tulving proposed that episodic and semantic long-term memory differed in several important aspects. This chart shows that comparison.

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