types of ltm

Question 1

what is the episodic store for

Answer 1

it stores events (episodes) from our lives e.g. your first day of school

Question 2

what is the semantic store for

Answer 2

it stores facts e.g. the capital of france

Question 3

what is the procedural store for

Answer 3

it stores actions and skills e.g. riding a bike and recall occurs without great effort

Question 4

what case study supports the existence of the episodic memory store

Answer 4

• in the cases of HM and Clive Wearing, both men had great difficulty recalling events from the past due to amnesia
• however, their semantic memories were unaffected
• this supports the view that there are separate stores in ltm