long term memory

Question 1

what are the three types of LTM

Answer 1

episodic, semantic, procedural

Question 2

who proposed the different types of LTM

Answer 2

Tulving (1985)

Question 3

what is episodic memory

Answer 3

refers to our ability to recall events from our life, the memories are complex and are ‘time-stamped’. the memory will include several different elements to produce a single memory e.g people, place. a conscious effort is needed to recall these memories

Question 4

what is semantic memory

Answer 4

contains our knowledge of the world, it is less personal and more about facts we all share, it contains a large amount of information which is constantly being added to
-e.g what an orange tastes like, where the eiffel tower is

Question 5

what is procedural memory

Answer 5

memory for actions or skills, we can recall these memories with little effort or conscious awareness. these skills might be difficult to explain to someone else e.g driving a car becomes natural after a while, how to juggle, how to use a phone

Question 6

what dud tulving say about the multi store model of memory

Answer 6

it is too simple