Types of long term memory

Question 1

What is implicit LTM?

Answer 1

LTM that does not require a conscious effort to retrieve

Question 2

What is explicit LTM?

Answer 2

LTM that does require a conscious effort to retrieve

Question 3

What is declarative LTM?

Answer 3

LTM that can be described / explained

Question 4

What is non declarative LTM?

Answer 4

LTM that can’t be or is very difficult to describe / explain

Question 5

Who proposed a difference between three types of LTM?

Answer 5

Tulving (1972)

Question 6

What are the three types of LTM?

Answer 6

Episodic
Semantic
Procedural

Question 7

What is procedural memory?

Answer 7

Responsible for knowing how to do things and does not involve conscious thought. Strong memories that are nearly immune to forgetting.

Question 8

What is semantic memory?

Answer 8

Responsible for storing information about the world. Factual information including meaning of words.

Question 9

What is episodic memory?

Answer 9

Responsible for storing information about events we have experienced. Involves conscious thought.

Question 10

Comparison of procedural and semantic?

Answer 10

Procedural memories are non-declarative whereas semantic memories are declarative
Formation of procedural memories does not involve the hippocampus but the hippocampus is involved in the formation of semantic

Question 11

Comparison of procedural and episodic?

Answer 11

Procedural are motor skills whereas episodic are memories of life events
Procedural is more resistant to forgetting or amnesia than episodic

Question 12

Comparison of episodic and semantic?

Answer 12

Both are declarative
Semantic are much more robust and less prone to distortion and forgetting than episodic.