Types Of LTM

Question 1

2 types of log term memory

Answer 1

• explicit (conscious)

- implicit (unconscious)

Question 2

Types of explicit memory

Answer 2

• episodic

- semantic

Question 3

Types of implicit memory

Answer 3

Procedural

Question 4

What is episodic memory

Answer 4

• a record of events that happened to us

- includes info about when and where

Question 5

What is semantic memory

Answer 5

• All the knowledge we have learned
• when we gain knowledge about the world from our own experiences
• episodic memories can lead to semantic memories

Question 6

What is procedural memory

Answer 6

Memory for how to perform learned tasks or actions

Question 7

Research support for procedural LTM

Answer 7

Milner

• HM could show improvement on a task with practice (procedural LTM) yet had no memory of having practised he task (episodic LTM)
• support separate procedural and episodic memory in different brain locations since brain damage had not impaired his procedural memory

Question 8

Supporting research for separate episodic and semantic LTM

Answer 8

Tulving
• Found consistent differences in cortical blood flow patterns between semantic and episodic memory retrieval. There was greater activation of the frontal lobes for episodic memories and more posterior regions of the cortex for semantic memories.

Question 9

Evolution of types of LTM - criticisms

Answer 9

Lacks population validity - single case study’s or small samples may not tell us how memory works in the general population

• Semantic and episodic memory may differ due to different types of thinking and emotion. Episodic memories are associated with conscious awareness and emotional feelings linked to them whereas semantic memories are associated with objective analysis.