types of LTM

Question 1

what are the 3 types of LTM?

Answer 1

• episodic
• semantic
• procedural

Question 2

what type of information does episodic LTM store?

Answer 2

events from our lives

Question 3

why is episodic information seen as being complex?

Answer 3

it is time stamped and involves several elements in one memory

Question 4

what type of effort is needed in episodic LTM?

Answer 4

conscious

Question 5

what type of information does semantic LTM store?

Answer 5

world knowledge

Question 6

why is semantic LTM not time stamped?

Answer 6

it contains less personal information

Question 7

what type of information does procedural LTM store?

Answer 7

memories for actions and skills (how we do things)

Question 8

why can procedural LTM be hard to explain?

Answer 8

recall occurs w/o conscious awareness

Question 9

what are the main evaluation points to types of LTM?

Answer 9

1) real life applications - Belleville (episodic memories leads to improved in older ppl w/ cognitive impairments and training)
2) problems with clinical evidence (focuses on memory damage) - lacks variable control = difficulty generalising from case studies
3) how many stores are there? - Tulving, Cohen and Squire suggest that episodic and semantic memories are stored together (declarative)