Episodic memory Flashcards
What is episodic memory?
Type of LTM that involves the conscious recollection of personal experiences and specific events including their temporal and spatial context
Who defined episodic memory?
Tulving (1972)
What are the two ways of testing episodic memory?
Recall and recognition
What are the types of recall to test episodic memory?
- Free recall
- Serial recall
- Cued recall
What are the types of recognition to test episodic memory?
- Forced choice recognition (which did u see before?)
- Yes or no recognition
What is the familiarity and recollection procedure?
Recognition test - Old or New - If old do you know or remember?
What is familiarity?
Retrieval without contextual information
What is recollection?
Retrieval of contextual information
What did Diana et al (2017) predict about familiarity and recollection?
Hippocampal damage will lead to disrupted recollection more than familiarity
Perirhinal cortex damage - intact recollection but impaired familiarity
