Types of Long Term Memory

Question 1

Episodic memory

Answer 1

a long term memory store for personal events from our lives
eg. a concert you went to last week

Question 2

Semantic memory

Answer 2

a long term store for our knowledge of the world/facts
eg. the capital of france is paris

Question 3

Procedural memory

Answer 3

a long term memory store for our knowledge of how to do things
eg. how to knit

Question 4

Evaluation points for the types of LTM- Clinical evidence

Answer 4

STRENGTH

Wearing and HM had damaged episodic memories but semantic and procedural memories were relatively fine

Question 5

Evaluation points for the types of LTM- Conflicting neuroimaging evidence

Answer 5

LIMITATION

Research links to semantic to left prefrontal cortex and episodic to the right, different in other studies (Tulving)

Question 6

Evaluation points for the types of LTM- Real-world application

Answer 6

STRENGTH

Old age memory loss improved by intervention to target episodic memory