Types Of LTM

Question 1

Define procedural memory

Answer 1

A memory that is concerned with knowing how to do things ( riding a bike/ drive a car) eventually though repetition becomes automatic

Question 2

Define semantic memory

Answer 2

Memories that are made up of our knowledge. Doesn’t require conscious effort to access. No time stamped

Question 3

Define episodic memory

Answer 3

Memories of events in life. Usually processed deeply. Has a time stamp. Requires conscious thought to recall

Question 4

Evaluation for types of LTM

Answer 4

1) Case of HM & clive wearing
kept pocedural memory- piano
lost episodic - unable to form any new LTM
semantic fine- understood meaning of words
HOWEVER
case study cant generlise

2) Brain scans provide evidence dif types LTM
- Used PET scan whilst doing memory tasks, episodic and semantic both recalled from prefrontal cortex. Left was active during semantic, right during episodic
scientifc credibility

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