Long Term Memory

Question 1

Episodic memory

Answer 1

Responsible for storing information about events that we have experienced in our lives,
Requires conscious recall
Can be described verbally (declarative)
Time-stamped
Vulnerable to forgetting

Question 2

Semantic memory

Answer 2

Responsible for storing factual information about the world,
Available for conscious recall,
Can be describe verbally (declarative),
Not necessarily time-stamped
Vulnerable to forgetting

Question 3

Procedural memory

Answer 3

Responsible for storing information on how to carry out actions and skills,
Does not require conscious recall,
Difficult to describe verbally (non-declarative)
Not time-stamped,
Most resistant to forgetting