Types of LTM

Question 1

What are the three types of LTM

Answer 1

.Episodic
.Semantic
.Procedural

Question 2

What is episodic memory

Answer 2

.Personal memory of events/experiences
.Will recall context of the event
E.G time,place and feelings at time

Question 3

What is semantic memory

Answer 3

.Memories for facts/knowledge

.Begins as episodic memory and transition to semantic and association with place info learnt is lost

Question 4

What is procedural memory

Answer 4

Memories for how to do things E.G riding bike,reading

automatic and memories are implicit so not available for conscious inspection.

Is muscle memory pretty much

Question 5

How are HM and Clive wearing evidence for types of LTM

Answer 5

.Had difficulty remembering episodic memory but remembered facts/info like what a dog was(HM)

.could remember how to do things like shoelaces,walking and playing instruments (Clive wearing)

show LTM stores are in different places

Question 6

Neuroimaging evidence

Answer 6

Tuvling (1994) got ppts to perform various tasks while brains scanned with PET scanner.

Question 7

Where was the different types of LTM stored in the brain

Answer 7

Episodic=Left prefrontal cortex
Semantic=Right prefrontal cortex
Procedural=cerebellum and basal ganglia

Question 8

Is brain scanning a strength of LTM types

Answer 8

Yes because is scientific equipment so helps prove in brain they are separate and also hard to disprove

Question 9

What did Bellevile (2006) do

Answer 9

Trained old ppts with mild cognitive impairment.

Trained ppts did better on episodic memory test compared to control group so shows benefit of being able to distinguish memory types.