ltm eval Flashcards
what about clive wearing can we say to support
real world evidence showing theyre split- severe hippocampal damage from a viral infection, episodic memory was profoundly impaired so he was unable to retain new personal experiences and repeatedly believed he was regaining consciousness for the first time. However, his procedural memory remained intact, as evidenced by his ability to play the piano and perform routine tasks like dressing himself.
adds ecological validity to the theory, as it moves beyond artificial lab studies.
whats a weakness in terms of issues and debates
ideographic nature means we cant generalise to everyone
absence of pre-damage cognitive assessments means we cannot establish a clear cause-and-effect relationship between brain damage and LTM impairments.
the uniqueness of individual cases limits population validity, making it difficult to apply findings universally.
whats a strength to do with neuroimaging
rain scan studies indicate that different areas of the brain are activated when recalling episodic, semantic, and procedural memories. Specifically, episodic memory is linked to the hippocampus and temporal lobe, which are crucial for encoding and retrieving personal experiences.
reinforces the theory that LTM consists of at least three separate systems rather than being a unitary store, strengthening the validity of Tulving’s distinction between different memory types.
