Types of long-term memory (Bklt 2)

Question 1

Name the 3 types of LTM

Answer 1

Episodic
Semantic
Procedural

Question 2

With which 2 types of LTM can you consciously access the information?

Answer 2

Episodic and semantic

Question 3

Which part of the brain do the 3 types of memory use?

Answer 3

E: Hippocampus
S: Temporal and frontal lobes
P: Primary motor cortex and cerebellum

Question 4

Describe episodic memory (3 marks)

Answer 4

Stores episodes (events/people/objects from our lives). Consciously recalled. Remember when they happened. Hippocampus.

Question 5

Describe semantic memory (3 marks)

Answer 5

Knowledge of world and meaning of words. Consciously recalled. Temporal+ frontal lobes

Question 6

Describe procedural memory (3 marks)

Answer 6

Memory of skills (walking, speaking e.g. with grammar, cycling). V little conscious effort. Cerebellum+ primary motor cortex

Question 7

Outline research into episodic memory (3-4 marks)

Answer 7

Case study, Clive Wearing w/ damaged hippocampus. Can’t recall events from that day but can still play music. Recognises wife but re-greets her if she returns after a few mins

Question 8

Outline research into procedural memory (3-4 marks)

Answer 8

LITERALLY the same as episodic. Clive retained procedural memories e.g. playing piano, reading music, conducting.

Question 9

Compare episodic and semantic memory (2 marks)

Answer 9

E: Info isn’t taught, and is associated to particular events} UNLIKE SEMANTIC

Question 10

Compare episodic and procedural memory (2 marks)

Answer 10

E: Info is not taught and is consciously recalled} UNLIKE PROCEDURAL

Question 11

Compare semantic and procedural memory (2 marks)

Answer 11

S: Info consciously recalled

S+P: Info is taught in both