Types of long-term memory Flashcards
What did Tulving think of the multi-store model
He thought it was too simplistic and inflexible
What were the three LTM stores that Tulving proposed?
Episodic, Semantic and Procedural
What does the episodic memory refer to?
Our ability to recall events from our lives
e.g the psychology lesson you had yesterday
How are episodic memories complex ?
they are time stamped- you remember when they happened and how events relate to each other
memories of a single episode include several elements- like people, places, objects and behaviours
you have to make a conscious effort to recall them
What does the semantic memory contain?
Our shared knowledge of the world (like general knowledge)
e.g what an orange tastes like, meaning of words, capital of France
Are semantic memories time-stamped?
No- you don’t remember when you first learnt/heard about it
Semantic knowledge is less personal and more factual
Which memory is less vulnerable to distortion: episodic or semantic?
Semantic
What is the procedural memory?
Memory for actions or skills
Do procedural memories require conscious awareness to recall?
No- eventually
e.g driving becomes automatic with practice
Strengths of this theory
- evidence from case studies: HM and Clive Wearing <- (research if forgotten) which supports the idea that there are diffferent memory stores
- allows psychologists or help people with memory problems- could benefit the economy as it allows treatments to be developed
Weaknesses of this theory
- studies to support the theory are not as valid as the lack of control of clinical studies limits the evidence
- there is conflicting research findings linking types of LTM (Buckner and Peterson 1996)