Types Of Long Term Memories

Question 1

What is long-term memory (LTM)?

Answer 1

LTM is the storage of memories over a lengthy period of time.

Question 2

What are the three types of long-term memory?

Answer 2

The three types of LTM are episodic, semantic, and procedural.

Question 3

What does declarative memory mean?

Answer 3

Declarative memory means you can access the memory consciously and express it in words.

Question 4

What does non-declarative memory mean?

Answer 4

Non-declarative memory means the memory is not consciously recalled and is difficult to explain in words.

Question 5

What is episodic memory?

Answer 5

Memory’s of memories of experiences and events.

Episodic memory is declarative, meaning it can be consciously recalled and put into words.

Example: Remembering that a bike has two wheels.

Question 6

What is semantic memory?

Answer 6

Memory’s of facts, meanings, and knowledge.

Semantic memory is declarative, so it can be consciously recalled and expressed in words.

Example: a bike has two wheels.

Question 7

What is procedural memory?

Answer 7

Memory’s of unconscious memories of skills, also known as muscle memories.

Procedural memory is non-declarative, so it cannot be consciously recalled or easily put into words.

Example: The skill of riding a bike.