Long term memory

Question 1

Explain declarative memory (a division of LTM)

Answer 1

Refers to explicit memory and is dependent on the hippocampus and can be subdivided into two categories:
1. episodic: encoding memories of events and experiences. mental time travel (thinking back and ahead (planning))
2. semantic: facts and general knowledge (conceptual and abstract)

Question 2

Explain non declarative memory (a division of LTM)

Answer 2

refers to implicit memory and is independent of the hippocampus and can be subdivided into two categories:
1. Procedural memory: learning and performance of motor and cognitive skills
2. Classical conditioning

Question 3

What is priming and repeated priming

Answer 3

Phenomenon where a previous exposure to the same or similar stimuli results in a change in the ability to identify a stimuli.

Question 4

what is repeated priming

Answer 4

Repetition priming: prior exposure to the word in lexical decision task will make that word easier to respond to next time it is encountered

Question 5

Associative semantic priming

Answer 5

presentation of a stimuli facilitates the subsequent identification of a similar stimuli (e.g word nurse allows a easier identification of doctor)

Question 6

Amnesia

Answer 6

Amnesia is categories as a deficit in memory caused by factors (brain damage, disease, drug abuse) that affect particular memory systems

Question 7

Differentiate between 2 types of amnesia

Answer 7

1. Retrograde amnesia: inability to remember knowledge before the brain impact with older memories being less affected
2. Anteograde amnesia: inability to remember knowledge after the brain impact and thus learn information but is capable of procedural learning

Question 8

Explain the role of the hippocampus in the consolidation of declarative memory