Tulving (1972) - AO3

• How is case study HM supporting evidence?

  Removed his hippocampus, he was unable to form new LTMs both episodic and semantic. Supports the idea that they are two sperate components
• How does the fact that semantic and episodic memory are difficult to separate reduce the credibility?

  Makes it harder to investigate, therefore making it less reliable
• How did Irish et al act as supporting evidence?

  Alzheimer's patients could remember personal events but may not remember facts about the current day - separate components
• How did Squire & Zola show refuting evidence?

  Adults with amnesia, episodic and semantic memory ability was equally impaired. Dependant on each other
• How does the fact that brain scans show increased activity in the temporal lobes when semantic memories are being recalled increase credibility?

  Recalling uses temporal lobe
• How is it reductionist?

  Isolates two main parts, doesn't take into account other types of memory such as procedural memories. Doesn't take into account STM.