Tulving - episodic and semantic Flashcards
1
Q
What is episodic memory?
A
Past personal events - time and spatially referenced
2
Q
What is semantic memory?
A
Facts and figures - not time and spatially referenced
3
Q
What is a context cue?
A
Environment
4
Q
What is a state cue?
A
Mental state at time
5
Q
Who supports this theory?
A
Ostregarrd - boy with oxygen deprivation lost memory but semantic returned whilst episodic did not - credible
6
Q
Who conflicts this theory?
A
HM - suggests there are more than two stores making this too simplistic - lacks credibility
7
Q
Other theories?
A
WMM- provides more in depth analysis of memory by looking at sub stores - OTOH - only focuses on STM
8
Q
Usefulness?
A
Useful in helping understand how cues can be used for dementia patients
9
Q
Testability?
A
Difficult to test LTM empirically as it is from the past
