Types of LTM

Question 1

Burger for episodic memories (types of LTM)

Answer 1

B: Episodic memories: personal memories for events, forming a sequence.
U: Include contextual details and emotional experiences associated with events.
R: Supported by studies linking episodic memory to the temporal lobe (hippocampus) and frontal lobe.
G: Strength: Highlights the richness of personal experiences and their impact on memory.
E: Essential for understanding how emotions influence memory formation and recall.
R: Weakness: Brain damage studies may not accurately identify causal relationships.

Question 2

burger for semantic memories (types of LTM)

Answer 2

B: Semantic memories: shared knowledge about the world, abstract and concrete.
U: Acquired through episodic memories but represent general knowledge.
R: Supported by findings showing semantic memory is linked to the temporal lobe.
G: Strength: Crucial for understanding how knowledge is organized and accessed.
E: Important for grasping the differences between personal experience and general knowledge.
R: Weakness: Evidence from amnesia patients shows semantic memory can form independently, complicating understanding.

Question 3

burger for procedural memories (types of LTM)

Answer 3

B: Procedural memories: knowing how to perform tasks or skills.
U: Become automatic through repetition and are difficult to verbalize.
R: Supported by HM’s case, showing new procedural memories could form without episodic or semantic memories.
G: Strength: Highlights the role of practice in skill acquisition and memory function.
E: Essential for understanding implicit memory and its automatic nature.
R: Weakness: Limited understanding of how procedural memories are disrupted by conscious thought.