Long term memory

Question 1

What is a major limitation of the MSM’s model of LTM?

Answer 1

Describes LTM as a single, unitary store.

Question 2

Who proposed that there are 3 LTM stores?

Answer 2

Tulving (1985)

Question 3

What are the three LTM stores proposed by Tulving?

Answer 3

• Episodic
• Semantic
• Procedural

Question 4

What is episodic memory?

Answer 4

Refers to our ability to recall personal events (episodes) from our lives.
eg: recent dentist appointment, a family holiday

Question 5

What is semantic memory?

Answer 5

Our knowledge of the world. Has been compared to a combination of a dictionary and encyclopaedia.
It is less personal and more about facts.

Question 6

What is procedural memory?

Answer 6

Memory for our actions, skills or how we do things. We can recall these memories without awareness or a great deal of effort. Muscle memory
eg: driving a car, tying a shoelace, knowing how to read

Question 7

Which stores require a conscious effort to recall memories?

Answer 7

• Episodic
• Semantic

Question 8

Which store doesn’t need a conscious effort to recall memories?

Answer 8

Procedural