Long Term Memory Flashcards
Long term memory
Information is kept here to be kept more or less permanently
Unlimited storage space
Duration is debatable, could last forever
What are the extensions of long term memory ?
> explicit (declarative) & implicit (non-declarative)
- Explicit : semantic and episodic
- implicit : classical conditioning and procedural
How is information organised in LTM ?
Through a semantic network model where information stored in the brain is stored in a connected fashion
Related concepts are stored physically close to each other
Declarative memory (Explicit)
Involves factual knowledge and conscious memory retrieval.
These are memories you learn in class
Episodic memory
Knowledge concerning personal experiences
Where, when and what happened in the episodes of our lives
e.g. first kiss
Semantic memory
General factual knowledge about the world
e.g. maths
Non-Declarative memory (implicit)
Memories for things people know how to do
Memory that influences our behaviour without conscious awareness
Procedural memory
Memory of skills and actions
> motor and cognitive skills
Classical conditioning
Learned behaviours through association
e.g. pavlovs dogs
Retrieval failures
- Recall: tip of the tongue and serial position effect
- Recognition: false positive
- Retrieval problems : misinformation effect and false memory syndrome
Tip of the tongue
Memories that seem close to the surface of consciousness
Serial position effect
“ Prejudice “ of memory retrieval
- primary effect
- recency effect
Recognition
e.g. multiple choice questions, true and false questions
False positives
Retrieval problems
- Misinformation effect
- False memory syndrome
- Misinformation effect
Incorporation of inaccurate information into actual memory
Memories can be inaccurately reconstructed
