Long Term Memory Flashcards
what are the four LTM stores identified by Schacter & Tulving (1994)?
- episodic
- semantic
- procedural
- perceptual representation system
what are the two different types of amnesia?
anterograde and retrograde
what is anterograde amnesia?
impairment in learning and remembering information encountered after the onset of amnesia
what is retrograde amnesia?
problems remembering events that occurred prior to the onset of amnesia
what is declarative memory?
a form of LTM that involves KNOWING something is the case - involves conscious recollection
what two LTM stores are included in declarative memory?
episodic and semantic memory
what is episodic memory?
personal experiences of events that occurred in a given place at a given time
what is semantic memory?
general knowledge about words, concepts and language
what is non declarative memory?
implicit memory - does not involve conscious recollection
what LTM store is included in non-declarative memory?
procedural
what is procedural memory?
memory for skills, knowing how to perform certain actions
what is priming?
facilitating the processing of and response to a target stimulus by showing a related stimulus beforehand
is priming declarative or non-declarative?
non-declarative
outline the HM case study
- epilepsy treated by removal of the medial temporal lobes & hippocampus
- severe impairment of LTM following this
what three W’s were identified by Nairne (2015) for episodic memory?
what - specific event
when - a given time
where - particular place
