Chapter 6: Long Term Memory Flashcards
What are the two types of Longterm memory?
Explicit
Implicit
What is Explicit LTM
- Knowledge about facts or events
- Must be Consciously Recalled
What is Implicit LTM?
Automatic Capabilities or Procedure
You Dont need to conciously recall it its just known insitncutally almost
Like playing baseball
What are the two parts of Explicit Memory?
Episodic
Semantic
What is Semantic Memory?
Memory for General Knowledge
What are the four parts of semantic memory?
- Facts
- Concept
- Schema
- Script
What are Semantic Memory Facts?
- may be formed immediately
- Things that are just facts
Ex: NYC is the largest city in the US by Population
What is Semantic Memory COncept?
An Idea that represents a class of objects or events or their properties
Ex: Table
- There are many types of tables
- Its important for categorization and communication
What is Semantic Memory Schema?
A Collection of basic knowledge about a concept or entity
Ex: The Concept of what a office is grouping together all those concepts
- Printer
- Desk
- Etc
Its a Abstraction that simplifies a persons world
Guides perceptions interpretations and problem solving
What was the Office Schema Study?
Participants placed in a waiting room “Office” without typical office items
- When asked to repeat what objects they saw they said there were typical office items that aren’t normally there
What is Script in Semantic Memories?
A Schema of routine Actitives
Ex: Your typical day of going to classes and the “Script” of routines you follow like eating, exercising etc
What is Episodic Memory?
Memory for Specific Events that occurred at a particular time and place
What are some Characteristics of Episodic Memory?
Temporal Order of Events
Specific and tied to personal experiences
What is Autobiographical Memory?
The Episodic Memory that is really important to ones life
Ex: First Date, Marriage, Graduation., Accident Etc
What are three parts of Implicit LTM?
Motor Skills
Repetition Priming
Conditioning
