6. Types Of Long Term Memory AO3 Flashcards
Name a strength of episodic memory
It is supported by case study evidence - HM & Clive Wearing
Outline how HM and Clive Wearing link to episodic memory
Both studies of amnesia - showed both had difficulty recalling events that had happened in their pasts - semantic memories were relatively unaffected - e.g. HM not recalling stroking a dog half an hour earlier but knew what a dog was
Why does case study evidence support episodic memory
Supports the view that there are different memory stores in LTM because one store can be damaged but the others left unaffected.
Name a strength of distinguishing differences in types of LTM
Has real life applications - psychologists can target certain kinds of memory in order to improve people’s lives
Explain a researchers evidence than supports real life applications for different LTM store
Research found episodic memories can be improved in older people with mild cognitive impairments - training led to improvements - compared to control group
Name a limitations of their being different stores for LTM
There may only be two types - researchers argued episodic and semantic memories are stores together in one LTM store called declarative memory - memories can be constantly recalled - procedural memory is distinctly different
Why is there being two types of LTM a limitation
It’s important to get the distinction between semantic and episodic memories right - the way we define them influences how memory studies are conducted.
