types of LTM

Question 1

what’s episodic memory

Answer 1

personal memory of events (eg what you did yesterday, or first day of school). Can recall context surrounding the event such as what happened after or the emotions you felt

Question 2

semantic memory

Answer 2

shared memories for FACTS AND KNOWLEDGE (knowing ice is made from water)
can relate to things such as functions of objects,

Question 3

procedural memory

Answer 3

memory of how to do things (riding a bike)
acquired through practice and repetition
less aware of this memory as it’s automatic don’t need to think about it

Question 4

strengt

Answer 4

evidence from brain scans - episodic linked with to hippocampus, semantic - frontal lobe and procedural - cerebellum.
brain scans indicate the 3 types of memory are found in difference part of brain

Question 5

limitation

Answer 5

problems with evidence from patients with brain damage
means we cannot establish causal relationship between particular brain
not all variables are able to be controlled