However, pure dissociations are rare. Most amnesic patients show some semantic deficits, suggesting interdependence.
Eyewitness testimony relies heavily on episodic memory, which is highly malleable (e.g., misinformation effect). Semantic memory (e.g., knowing that “the robber wore a mask”) is more reliable but less case-specific. episodic memory vs semantic memory
Essential for theory and clinical practice, but should be viewed as a heuristic rather than a strict biological dichotomy. However, pure dissociations are rare