Types Of Long Term Memory

Question 1

✅How does Tulving’s (1989) brain scan study support the idea of separate LTM types?

Answer 1

Tulving found different brain regions were activated for episodic (frontal lobes) and semantic (posterior cortex) memories, providing biological evidence for separate LTM types.

Question 2

✅What does Vicari et al.’s (2007) case study of CL show about types of LTM?

Answer 2

CL, a girl with brain damage, had impaired episodic memory but intact semantic memory, supporting the idea of separate LTM systems.

Question 3

❌ Why might the separation between episodic and semantic memory be questioned?

Answer 3

They often overlap, with many semantic memories originating as episodic, making it difficult to clearly separate the two type

Question 4

What is a key limitation of using case studies to support types of LTM?

Answer 4

Case studies (like HM and CL) lack control and may not represent ‘normal’ memory functioning, making them difficult to generalise.