Types of LTM AO1

Question 1

What are the types of LTM?

Answer 1

1. episodic
2. procedural
3. semantic

Question 2

What is episodic memory?

Answer 2

1. they are personal events
2. surrounded by context (how you felt/where you were during and before the event as well as who you were with)
3. example would be your 10th birthday or your wedding day

Question 3

what is procedural memory?

Answer 3

1. concerned with skills
2. becomes automatic, like muscle memory
3. aquired through repetition and practice
4. examples would be riding a bike or swimming

Question 4

what is semantic memory?

Answer 4

1. conserned with knowledge of the world
2. a mixture of the encyclopedia and the dictionary
3. always being added to
4. example would be remembering the definition of a word

Question 5

Who created the types of LTM memory?

Answer 5

Tulving