Types of Ltm a01 Flashcards
who is the psychologist responsible for discovering the types of ltm?
Tulving
What are the 3 types of LTM ?
Episodic, semantic and procedural
What type of memory cannot easily put into words and easier to show than explain?
implicit memories (procedural)
Define explicit memory
Information put into words easily and can just be said without any extra gestures
What types of memories need conscious efforts to recall them ?
explicit memories (episodic and semantic)
Describe episodic memory
Involves personal experiences, can be time stamped
What does it mean when memories are time stamped?
They are remembered at a specific point in time and how they relate to your life and often involve emotions, people and places that relate to the event
Describe semantic memories
involves the storage of general knowledge and is a combination of an encyclopaedia and dictionary.