Lecture 5 - Long Term Memory - PART 2

Question 1

How does the LTM develop throughout childhood?

Answer 1

3-6 months
- Evidence of LTM emerging

2-4 years
- Autobiographic memory emerges

K-12 schooling

• Rapid knowledge development
• Schematic networks develop

Question 2

What is Childhood Amnesia?

Answer 2

• Time before autobiographical memory develops

- Children before 2-4 years old

Question 3

What factors may contribute to Autobiographical memory?

Answer 3

1. Development of Language

2. Understanding of self

Question 4

What is Biological Readiness?

Answer 4

The idea that children at certain age stages can understand more complex ideas/concepts

• e.g. Piaget’s stages

Question 5

What makes an Expert?

Answer 5

• Large schemata for a particular field of knowledge
• Automatic retrieval of that knowledge
• Lots of practice

Question 6

What are some educational implications of LTM?

Answer 6

• Take prior knowledge into consideration
• Relate new info to existing knowledge
• Help organise info into meaningful chunks
• Give students lots of time for practice