Types Of Long Term Memory

Question 1

State three types of LTM

Answer 1

1. Episodic
2. Semantic
3. Procedural

Question 2

Define semantic memory

Answer 2

Memory for facts and knowledge shared by everyone

Question 3

Define procedural memory

Answer 3

Memory for actions, skills and tasks

Question 4

Define episodic memory

Answer 4

Memory for personal events in an individual’s life

Question 5

State which type of LTM is time-stamped

Answer 5

Episodic memory

Question 6

Outline one difference between episodic and procedural memory

Answer 6

Episodic memory is explicit whereas procedural memory is implicit

Question 7

State one similarity between episodic and semantic memory

Answer 7

They are both explicit

Question 8

State which type of LTM is required when you are recalling that you need a sharpener to sharpen your pencil

Answer 8

Semantic

Question 9

State which type of LTM is required when you are recalling the first time you rode a bike

Answer 9

Episodic

Question 10

State and describe the case study of a brain-damaged patient that shows support and evidence for the different types of LTM

Answer 10

Clive Wearing:
-was at the height of his career as a world class musician and conductor when we contracted a viral infection
-the virus attacked his central nervous system which led to total amnesia due to damage to his hippocampus and associated areas
-he is unable to store new memories
-he lost his episodic memory: no memory of his wedding, cannot remember his musical education
-his procedural memory is still intact: can still play the piano