Types of LTM

Question 1

Name the 3 different types of long term memory

Answer 1

1. Semantic memory
2. Episodic memory
3. Procedural memory

Question 2

Describe semantic memory

Answer 2

Memory for facts and knowledge of the world

Question 3

Describe episodic memory

Answer 3

Memory for personal events

Question 4

Describe procedural memory

Answer 4

Memory for actions/skills or how do to things

Question 5

What does the semantic memory require

Answer 5

-Usually need to be recalled consciously
-Not time stamped (usually dont remember when you learnt it)

Question 6

What does the episodic memory require

Answer 6

-Usually time stamped (remember when they happened)
-need to be recalled consciously and with effort

Question 7

What does the procedural memory require

Answer 7

-usually recalled without conscious effort
-difficult to verbally explain

Question 8

How does the case of Clive wearing support the 3 different types of LTM

Answer 8

Clives procedural memory was intact as he remembered how to piano

Clive had some semantic memories as he remembered facts from childhood

Clive episodic memory was destroyed as he couldn’t remember any events in life

Supports 3 types of LTM as they’re each effected differently which suggests they must be 3 different stores

Question 9

How does the Clive wearing case not support the 3 different stores of LTM

Answer 9

because Clive had unique brain damage so we need to be careful not to make conclusions based on him alone

Question 10

How does tulving’s 194 study support the different types of LTM

Answer 10

PET scans showed left frontal lobe is active when retrieving semantic memories
Right frontal lobe is active when recalling episodic memories
Supports that there’s 3 stores of LTM because

Question 11

Why did cohen and squire question the 3 types of LTM

Answer 11

Because they said there’s only 2 stores as semantic and episodic memories are too alike and overlap as there’s factual infomation within events