Types of LTM Flashcards
1
Q
3 different types of LTM
A
episodic
semantic
procedural
2
Q
episodic is
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when
remembering a particular event or episode
3
Q
semantic is
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what
information about the world or world knowledge
meanings of words
4
Q
procedural is
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how
actions or skills
how we do things
5
Q
case study for LTM
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corkin
study an amnesic patient
performance on a tracking task improved with practice
supports idea there are more than 1 type of LTM
6
Q
1 support for LTM
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neuroimaging - LTM is in different parts of the brain
7
Q
real life application of LTM
A
good to know there are different parts of LTM so ta\hat doctors can target parts of the brain
8
Q
2 differences between the types
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semantic and procedural aren’t conscious
episodic is declarative and procedural is non declarative
