types of LTM memory Flashcards

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1
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define episodic memory

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ability to recall events from our lives

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give an example of episodic memory

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e.g :
going to a football game
prom
results day

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do you have to make a conscious effort to recall memories from the episodic memory

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a conscious effort has to be made to recall these memories but it is done quickly

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what type of LTM is time stamped and why

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episodic memory is time stamped so remember when the memories happened aswell as what happened

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define semantic memory

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includes basic knowledge of everything in life

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give an example of semantic memory

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e.g:
taste of an orange
meaning of words

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why is semantic memory less personal

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it is about facts that everyone can share

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define procedural memory

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memory for actions or skills
(how we do things)

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give an example of procedural memory

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e.g:
driving a car after practice
you change without having to recall how

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10
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what is the information in procedural memory not available for

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conscious introspection

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11
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who is the research support for the types of LTM

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clive wearing

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what is the contradictory evidence for the types of LTM

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semantic memory is linked to left prefrontal cortex

episodic is linked to right prefrontal cortex

other researchers reverse this

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