describe and evaluate types of long term memory

Question 1

what are the three types of long term memory?

Answer 1

episodic, procedural and semantic

Question 2

what’s episodic memory?

Answer 2

episodic memory is memory of personal events
- time stamped
- requires conscious effort

Question 3

what’s semantic memory?

Answer 3

memory of facts
- general knowledge
- requires conscious recall

Question 4

what’s procedural memory?

Answer 4

memory of how to perform tasks
- non declarative
- w/o conscious awareness
-aquired through practice and repetition

Question 5

what clinical evidence is there from case studies?

Answer 5

• clive wearing: amnesia could play piano (procedural) but couldn’t recall events
  -HM could form new procedural memories but not episodic

Question 6

what neuroimaging evidence is there?

Answer 6

+ shows how different areas are active for different tasks
ie: procedural in motor cortex and episodic in prefrontal cortex and hippocampus

Question 7

what real life application is there to understanding diff types of LTM?

Answer 7

helps improve memory in people with cognitive impairments
- belleville et el: trained older adults to improve episodic memory