Types of LTM and Evidence - MEMORY Flashcards
what are the three types of long term memory (LTM)
episodic, semantic, procedural
what’s involved in episodic LTM
time-stamped life-experiences
e.g. first day of secondary school
what’s involved in semantic LTM
general knowledge/ facts of the world around us
e.g. knowing the legal age to drink in the UK is 18
what’s involved in procedural LTM
memory of how to perform certain tasks
e.g. riding a bicycle/learning to read
what are implicit memories
information that you remember unconsciously and effortlessly
what are explicit memories
memories/information you have to consciously acquire
is episodic memory implicit/explicit
explicit
is semantic memory implicit/explicit
explicit
is procedural memory implicit/explicit
implicit
which brain region is episodic memory situated
hippocampus
which brain region is semantic memory situated
temporal lobe
which brain region is procedural memory situated
cerebellum and motor cortex
what did patient HM suffer from originally
epilepsy
what did patient HM have removed in order to cure his epilepsy
his hippocampus
what happened to patient HM’s memory after the surgery
he COULD learn procedural tasks
he COULDN’T learn semantic or episodic information
