types of LTM

Question 1

what is the long term memory separated into

Answer 1

episodic, procedura, semantic memory

Question 2

what is episodic memory

Answer 2

our ability to recall events
- time stamped
- remember who was there, objects etc
- make conscious effort to recall them

Question 3

what is semantic memory

Answer 3

knowledge of the world- anything
- not time stamped- dont remember when or how we learnt
- have to deliberately recall these facts

Question 4

what is procedural memory

Answer 4

memory of actions, skills, how we do things
- can recall these without conscious awareness- dont have to actively think about it

Question 5

what memories are storeed in the motor cortex

Answer 5

procedural memories

Question 6

what memories are stored in the frontal lobe

Answer 6

semantic and episodic memories

Question 7

what memories are stored in the prefrontal cortex

Answer 7

short term memories

Question 8

what memories are stored in the temporal lobe

Answer 8

long term semantic and episodic memories

Question 9

what memories are stored in the amygdala

Answer 9

emotional memories

Question 10

what memories are stored in the hippocampus

Answer 10

long term
semantic
episodic

Question 11

what memories are stored in the cerebellum

Answer 11

procedural memories

Question 12

Clive Wearing (CW)

Answer 12

• episodic memory in cw was severely impaired as a consequence of amnesia
• difficulty recalling events
• semantic memories relatively unaffected- still knew the meaning of words
• procedural memories also in tact- knew how to tie shoelaces
• clive could still play music

Question 13

how is HM and CW evidence for different types of LTM

Answer 13

one store can be damaged but the other remains intact and unaffected
- also suggests that different types of memory are stored in different parts of the brain