LONG TERM STORE (LONG TERM MEMORY) / IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT Flashcards

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DEFINITION: LTM

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  • When information is transferred from our short- term memory to our Long-term memory
  • Information is best encoded by its meaning
  • DURATION: Unlimited (infinite)
  • CAPACITY: Unlimited (infinite)
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DEFINITION: IMPLICIT MEMORY

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  • A type of LTM
  • Also known as implicit PROCEDURAL AND EMOTIONAL memory
  • Learnt actions and skills
  • Stored in LTM
  • Retrieved unconsciously or unintentionally (happen automatically)
  • Not consciously ENCODED or RETRIEVED
  • ‘Knowing how-to’ memory: carrying out learnt tasks automatically
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DEFINITION: EXPLICIT MEMORY

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  • A type of LTM
  • Also known as explicit (Declarative) memory
  • LTM store for SPECIFIC FACTUAL information and events with personal significance (Names, dates, words)
  • Information is consciously recalled and expressed (DECLARED) Often recall holistically
  • More complex than implicit memories
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EPISODIC (EXPLICIT)

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  • An Explicit (Declarative) Memory
  • Memories for personally significant events
  • Associated with specific times and places
  • EXAMPLE: First day at school
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SEMANTIC (EXPLICIT)

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  • An Explicit (Declarative) Memory
  • Impersonal, factual knowledge about the world
  • The rule for Pythagoras Theorem (a2 +b2 = c2)
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