Your 78-year-old grandfather recently attended his 60th high school reunion, and although he could describe the old gym where he and his teammates won the basketball championship, he had difficulty recalling his teammates' names. this is an example of age-related changes in

This is an example of age-related changes in "semantic memory".


Semantic memory alludes to a segment of long term memory that procedures thoughts and ideas that are not drawn from individual experience. Semantic memory incorporates things that are regular learning, for example, the names of hues, the hints of letters, the capitals of nations and other essential realities obtained over a lifetime, and in given situation the names of his teammates.