Long-term Memory

Question 1

What are the 3 types of memory?

Answer 1

Episodic, semantic and procedural.

Question 2

What types of memory are explicit?

Answer 2

Episodic and semantic.

Question 3

What type of memory are implicit?

Answer 3

Procedural.

Question 4

What is episodic memory?

Answer 4

Includes memory of personal experiences.

Question 5

What is an example of episodic memory?

Answer 5

Your first birthday party

Question 6

What are the three specific elements in episodic memory?

Answer 6

Details of an event, context and emotions.

Question 7

What is the strength of episodic memory determined by?

Answer 7

Strength of emotions experienced when the memory is coded.

Question 8

What are episodic memories associated with?

Answer 8

The hippocampus

Question 9

What is semantic memory?

Answer 9

Memories for facts and general knowledge and rules of language.

Question 10

What is an example of semantic memory?

Answer 10

The name of capital cities in Europe.

Question 11

How do semantic memories usually start of as?

Answer 11

Episodic memories, as we acquire knowledge based on personal experiences

Question 12

What is the strength of semantic memories based on?

Answer 12

Emotions. But generally stronger than episodic.

Question 13

What are semantic memories associated with?

Answer 13

Frontal lobe.

Question 14

What is procedural memory?

Answer 14

Memories of skills/actions or muscle memories.

Question 15

What is an example of procedural memory?

Answer 15

Reading or writing.

Question 16

What are procedural memories unavailable for?

Answer 16

Conscious inspection and therefore difficult to explain verbally.

Question 17

What are procedural memories more resistant too?

Answer 17

Forgetting and amnesia.

Question 18

Where do procedural memories reside?

Answer 18

The motor cortex region.

Question 19

What are procedural memories associated with?

Answer 19

The limbic system and basal ganglia.

Question 20

What type of memory is procedural?

Answer 20

unconscious.

Question 21

One strength of the idea that there are different types of LTM is that there are case studies of brain damaged patients to support this. What evidence is there to support this?

Answer 21

Case studies of CW and HM showed that both men had problems with episodic memories their semantic memories and procedural were intact. E.g, know what a dog is but not remembering stroking one.

Question 22

One strength of the idea that there are different types of LTM is that there are case studies of brain damaged patients to support this. How can this be evaluated?

Answer 22

Theory holds validity as evidence supports semantic and procedural memory comes from those who have experience memory loss in real life.

Question 23

A positive of research into types of LTM is that is has real life application. What evidence is there to support this?

Answer 23

Allows psychologists to target certain kinds of memory to improve people’s lives, Treatments can be developed to improve LTM.

Question 24

A positive of research into types of LTM is that is has real life application. How can this be evaluated?

Answer 24

Can be sure that research into LTM has advantages so funding for this area should continue as solutions to help those with memory loss may be found. Positive economic implications as it may prevent those needing care later in life.

Question 25

A problem with the theory of LTM is that some psychologists argue that there may only be two types of memory. What evidence is there to support this?

Answer 25

Cohen and Squire argue that semantic and episodic memory are both consciously recalled and are held in the same store, calling it declaritive memory.

Question 26

A problem with the theory of LTM is that some psychologists argue that there may only be two types of memory. How can this be evaluated?

Answer 26

Original theory of LTM may be over-complicating how memory works in real life. We should be careful when evaluating research which breaks memory into these stores. May not represent real life.