Long Term Memory - 19/12/23 Flashcards
What does Episodic Memory mean?
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- A long term memory store for personal events.
- It includes memories of when events occured and of people, places etc. (e.g. recent visit to dentist)
- Memories from this store have to be retrieved consciously and with effort
- They’re time stamped
What does Semantic Memory mean?
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- A long term memory store for our knowldge of the world
- This includes facts and our knowledge of what words/concepts mean
- Memories need to be recalled deliberately
What is Procedural Memory?
- A long term memory store for our knowledge of how to do things
- This includes our memories of learned skills
- We recall these memories without conscious or deliberate effort
What does Explicit/Declarative mean?
Memories that can be inspected and recalled consciously
What does Implicit mean?
Memories that are unable to be consciously recalled
What is Episodic memory a LTM store for?
Personal events
What is Semantic memory a LTM store for?
Our knowledge of the world
What is Procedural memory a LTM store for?
For knowledge on how to do things
Which LTM types is explicit?
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- Episodic Memory
- Semantic Memory
Which LTM type is implicit?
Procedural memory
What does Time Stamped mean?
You remember when events happened and what happened
Different → Treatments → episodic memory training
What is a Strength of the Different types of LTM?
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- Identifying different types of memory allows treatments to be developed
- Belleville showed episodic memories could be improved in individuals with mild cognitive impairment
- Trained participant did better on test of episodic memory than control group
- Real life applications of research
What is a Limitation of Different types of LTM?
- Argument if episodic memory and semantic memory are seperate
- Cohen & Squire not agree with Tulving LTM three types - they argue only two. Declarative vs Non-Declarative
- Difficult to seperate episodic and semantic memory - both stored in PFC
