Memory

Question 1

What is episodic memory?

Answer 1

Memory for events in your life and things you have done

Question 2

What is semantic memory?

Answer 2

memory about what things mean

Question 3

What is procedural memory?

Answer 3

memory of how to do things.

Question 4

What srudy design did murdock use?

Answer 4

laboratory

Question 5

What are the factors affecting memory?

Answer 5

context, interference, false memories

Question 6

Criticism of factors affecting memory - interference

Answer 6

Artificial task - we dknt often have to remember lists of words

Question 7

Criticism of factors affecting memory - context

Answer 7

Artificial tasks - research with more complex materials produced better recall

recall was short term - does not relate to scenarios like exams where the gap between learning and recall is longer

Question 8

Critisicm of factors affecting memory - false memories

Answer 8

Artificial tasks - harnless events might be implanted easily but traumatic events may not

ethical issues - participants may be left with implanted false memories which lingered after the study was finished