Types of Ltm a01 Flashcards

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who is the psychologist responsible for discovering the types of ltm?

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Tulving

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What are the 3 types of LTM ?

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Episodic, semantic and procedural

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What type of memory cannot easily put into words and easier to show than explain?

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implicit memories (procedural)

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Define explicit memory

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Information put into words easily and can just be said without any extra gestures

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What types of memories need conscious efforts to recall them ?

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explicit memories (episodic and semantic)

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Describe episodic memory

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Involves personal experiences, can be time stamped

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What does it mean when memories are time stamped?

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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

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Describe semantic memories

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involves the storage of general knowledge and is a combination of an encyclopaedia and dictionary.

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