Episodic Memory

Episodic memory is memory of past or future events. Here are some sentences that demonstrate episodic memory:

• I remember choosing my Dalmatian, Spot, from the litter of puppies because he was the most playful.
• I remember playing tag with my friends yesterday.
• I have a doctor's appointment at 10 o'clock tomorrow.

Autobiographical Memory is memory for events personally experienced (Benjamin, Hopkins, & Nation, 1994. p.261) (Matlin, 1998, p. 154). Autobiographical memory gives individuals a sense of identity. You come to know who you are because of your past, the memory of your personal history.