Types Of Long Term Memory

Question 1

Strength: neuroimaging evidence

Answer 1

Neuro-imaging evidence to support notion that there are different types, ppts asked to perform various memory tasks, brains scanned using PET scanner, found episodic memories were associated with hippocampus, procedural associated with cerebellum and motor cortex, supports as three different types found in three different areas

Question 2

Strength: praised for using scientific methods

Answer 2

Research can be praised for using scientific methods, objective and empirical techniques such as brain scans used to identify which parts of the brain were active when completing different LTM tasks, increases overall internal validity, raises psychology’s scientific status

Question 3

Strength: RTS Clive whering

Answer 3

Episodic memory was damaged, could not remember some events from his past (music education) but procedural memory still working as could play the piano, supports different types of LTM, only certain parts were damaged suggesting it is separate