semantic
Psychology
(adjective)
Reflecting intended structure and meaning.
(adjective)
Reflecting the intended structure and meaning.
Management
(adjective)
Related to meaning.
Examples of semantic in the following topics:
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Detail on Types of Long-Term Memory
- Explicit memory can be further sub-divided into semantic memory, which concerns facts, and episodic memory, which concerns primarily personal or autobiographical information.
- Another type of semantic memory is called a script.
- Through practice, you learn these scripts and encode them into semantic memory.
- Semantic and episodic memory are closely related; memory for facts can be enhanced with episodic memories associated with the fact, and vice versa.
- Likewise, semantic memories about certain topics, such as football, can contribute to more detailed episodic memories of a particular personal event, like watching a football match.
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Long-Term Memory
- Semantic memory involves abstract factual knowledge, such as "Albany is the capital of New York."
- You use semantic memory when you take a test.
- Another type of semantic memory is called a script.
- Through practice, you learn these scripts and encode them into semantic memory.
- Semantic and episodic memory are closely related; memory for facts can be enhanced with episodic memories associated with the fact, and vice versa.
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Levels of Processing
- There are three levels of processing for verbal data: structural, phonetic, and semantic.
- These levels progress from the most shallow (structural) to the deepest (semantic).
- To return to the example of trying to remember the name of a restaurant: if the name of the restaurant has no semantic meaning to you (for instance, if it's a word in another language, like "Vermicelli"), you might still be able to remember the name if you have processed it phonetically and can think, "It started with a V sound and it rhymed with belly."
- Semantic processing is when we apply meaning to words and compare/relate it to words with similar meanings.
- One example of taking advantage of deeper semantic processing to improve retention is using the method of loci.
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Noise as a Barrier to Communication
- Semantic noise refers to when a speaker and a listener have different interpretations of the meanings of certain words.
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Other Steps
- There are four main types of encoding that can occur within the brain - visual, elaborative, acoustic and semantic.
- Semantic encoding is the use of sensory input that has certain meaning or context to encode and create memories.
- Some strategies used in semantic encoding include chunking and mnemonics.
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Types of Internet Advertising
- Types of Internet advertising include banner, semantic, affiliate, social networking, and mobile.
- Semantic analysis techniques are also used to accurately interpret and classify the meaning or context of the page's content and then populate it with targeted advertisements.
- Semantic web content is closely linked to advertising to increase viewer interest engagement with the advertised product or service.
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Introduction to Language
- Semantics, most generally, is about the meaning of sentences.
- Someone who studies semantics is interested in words and what real-world object or concept those words denote, or point to.
- These include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
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Analogies
- Linguistically, an analogy can be a spoken or textual comparison between two words (or sets of words) to highlight some form of semantic similarity between them.
- Thus, public speakers often use analogies to strengthen political and philosophical arguments, even when the semantic similarity is weak or non-existent (if crafted carefully for the audience).
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Introduction to Memory Encoding
- The four primary types of encoding are visual, acoustic, elaborative, and semantic.
- Semantic encoding involves the use of sensory input that has a specific meaning or can be applied to a context.
- Chunking and mnemonics (discussed below) aid in semantic encoding; sometimes, deep processing and optimal retrieval occurs.
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Introduction to Memory Storage
- In contrast to short-term memory, long-term memory is the ability to hold semantic information for a prolonged period of time.
- Another type of memory storage, the semantic matrix, is used to explain the semantic effect associated with memory recall.