Evalution of Types of LTM

Question 1

what research evidence is there to prove that episodic and semantic memory’s are distinct

Answer 1

Vargha Khadem et al
- studied three patients with damage to hippocampus but no damage to parahippocampal
- their semantic memory was unaffected but they had no episodic memory recall

Question 2

how does the case study of Clive Wearing prove that there are 3 different memory’s

Answer 2

• he has retrograde amnesia
• he is unable to recall episodic memory’s like his wedding
• he is able to recall facts about his life > semantic memory’s such as knowing he can play the piano
• he is also able to recall procedural memory’s > such as being able to play the piano

Question 3

what research method is Clive Wearing and the research carried out by Vargha Khadem an example of

Answer 3

Case Studies

Question 4

what is a limitation of using case studies and therefore the research evidence provided for distinct LTM

Answer 4

• not generalisable to healthy people