Types Of Long Term Memory Flashcards
1
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What is types of LTM
A
Ended tulving (1985) propose that there was in fact 3 type of LTM
2
Q
What is episodic memory
A
A long term memory store for personal events
- time stamped
- conscious effort to recall
- 9th birthday party
3
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What is semantic memory
A
Knowledge of the world
- facts
- concepts
- not time stamped
- don’t remember when you learnt the capital of France
4
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What is procedural memory
A
Memory of actions, skills, basically how we do things
- no conscious awareness
- no great deal of effort
5
Q
Evaluation- clinical evidence
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Case studies of Clive Wearing -episodic memory was severely impaired as a result of amnesia -couldn’t recall past events -but could recall semantic memories -procedural memories were also good STRENGTH as shows the different stores
6
Q
Evaluation - neuroimaging evidence
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Tulving et al 1994
Got ps to perform various tasks while their brains were being scanned by a PET scanner
-episodic and semantic came from prefrontal cortex
Episodic- right
Semantic-light
Physical reality of different stores
7
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Evaluation- lack of decent research
A
Case studies are rare and aren’t enough for decisive conclusions.
No brain areas for procedural memory
Can not understand or generalise such a theory
