Question

Think of a subject or topic that you are well versed in. Can you explain briefly how that information is categorized in your memory? What features does your model share with Collins and Quillian’s?

Answer 1

I am good table tennis player. I have been playing it for a long time. My memories are organized of table tennis by associating it with sports, with lawn tennis, badminton, physical activity etc. When i play play tennis i often associate it with lawn tennis, specifically when i play the shots, forehand and backhand. The memories of forehand of table tennis are also linked withe memories of lawn tennis forehand.

The hierarchical network model of semantic memory also talks about the same processes. My hand eye coordination of table tennis is linked with my hand eye coordination of bottle flaring. The memories of doubles table tennis are also linked with my memories of double badminton. So all my table tennis memories are linked or grouped with all the other sports or physical exercise memories.