Types of LTM

Question 1

What did Tulving (1972) find?

Answer 1

Proposed a difference between 3 different types of LTM’s

Question 2

What are the 3 different types of LTM?

Answer 2

Episodic, semantic, procedural

Question 3

What is procedural memory?

Answer 3

Responsible for knowing how to do things (motor skills). It does not involve conscious thought. Procedural memories are particularly strong memories nearly immune to forgetting and concern themselves with ‘knowing how’

Question 4

What are some examples of procedural memories?

Answer 4

• Riding a bike
• Tying shoelaces
• Walking
• Cooking

Question 5

What is semantic memory?

Answer 5

Responsible for storing information about the world, it is factual information that can be thought of as a dictionary of knowledge. Includes knowledge about the meanings of words, as well as general knowledge.

Question 6

What are some examples of semantic memory?

Answer 6

• London is the capital of England
• Battle of hastings 1066
• Great fire of London 1666

Question 7

What is episodic memory?

Answer 7

Responsible for storing information about events that we have experienced in our lives. It involves conscious thought and revolves around events in time and place. These are time-stamped events.

Question 8

What are some examples of episodic memory?

Answer 8

• First day of school
• First kiss
• Friends birthday party
• Lockdown