Long Term Memory Flashcards
(22 cards)
What type of explanation is the LTM explanation by Tulving
Holistic explanation of LTM from multi store model
Who created the LTM explanation
Tulving 1972
Bahrick et al 1975
400 pp aged 17-74
Recall names of those in graduate class
Photo recognition of ex classmates (50) pictures
Within 15yrs of graduation - 90% accurate
After 48yrs - 80% accurate for verbal and 70% visual
What did Tulving Propose
There is a distinction between episodic, semantic and procedural memory
Procedural memory
Responsible for knowing how to do things
Does procedural memory involve conscious or unconscious thought
unconscious thought
Example of procedural memory
Riding a bike
Semantic memory
Responsible for storing info about the world
Knowledge of meaning of words as well as general knowledge
Does semantic memory involve conscious or unconscious thought
Conscious thought
Example of semantic memory
Capital of England is London
episodic memory
responsible for storing information about events that we have experienced
does episodic memory involve conscious or unconscious thought
conscious
example of episodic memory
memory of our 1st day of school
who is clive wearing
musician who suffered from brain damage as a result of a viral infection
what is the link between clive and episodic memory
lost episodic memory
lost ability to encode new LTM
forgets everything within 30 seconds
link between clive and semantic memory
he still has semantic memory that he loves deborah
link between clive and procedural memory
intact procedural memory
play piano and conduct a choir
what did Squire and Zola do (1998)
examined children with amnesia who would have never had the chance to acquire semantic store against adults with amnesia who had semantic and episodic memory before brain damage
pp semantic and
how does Squire & Zola 1998 support the fact that episodic and semantic memories are linked
pp episodic and semantic memory were equally impaired
proves they are linked
what did Godden & Baddeley 1974 prove about the episodic memory and how
that it can be jogged by context cues
divers who learnt words underwater recalled them better underwater than back on dry land
how does dementia and alzheimers support tulving
experience difficulty in making new memories
first STM is lost then episodic memory then semantic memory
amnesia
a condition characterized by the partial or complete loss of memory
