Types of LTM Flashcards
What is a strength?
There is neuroimaging evidence to support the notion that there are different types of LTM.
What did participants do in the neuroimaging evidence?
They were asked to perform various memory tasks whilst their brains were scanned using a PET scanner.
What was found in the neuroimaging?
It was found that episodic memories were associated with the hippocampus, whereas procedural memory was associated with the cerebellum and motor cortex
What does the neuroimaging support?
There are 3 different types of LTM in different areas of the brain, indicating that they are separate
What can the research into LTM be praised for?
Using scientific methods
What scientific methods were used?
Objective and empirical techniques such as brain scans are used to identify the different parts of the brain that become active when completing different types of LTM tasks
What does the use of scientific methods increase?
The overall internal validity, raising Psychology’s scientific status
How can Clive Wearing support the different types of LTM?
He suffers from amnesia in which his episodic memory was damaged as he could not remember some events from his past e.g his musical education. However his procedural memory was still working as he could remember how to play the piano.
