types of long term memory

Question 1

procedural memory

Answer 1

implicit - knowing how to do things; motor skills e.g. riding a bike (doesn’t involve conscious thinking)

Question 2

semantic memory

Answer 2

responsible for meaning and knowledge (facts)

e.g. London is the capital of England

Question 3

episodic memory

Answer 3

stores information about our personal experiences

involves conscious and is declarative

Question 4

research support: brain scans

Answer 4

brain scans indicate that the three types of memory are found in different parts of the brain and are so separate

Question 5

supporting evidence: amnesia patients

Answer 5

typically amnesia patients have difficulty retaining episodic and semantic information. However procedural memories are unaffected and they can acquire new skills