Types of LTM

• What are the types of LTM?

  Episodic, Semantic, Procedural
• What is meant by episodic long term memory?

  memory of particular events
• What is meant by semantic long term memory?


  memory of facts, meanings, knowledge
• What is meant by procedural long term memory?

  muscle memory, memory of how to do things
• What does declarative mean in memories?


  can be put into words
• What does non declarative mean in memories?

  cannot be put into words
• What does explicit mean in memories?

  can be consciously recalled
• What does implicit mean in memories?

  cannot be consciously recalled
• Is episodic memory declarative or non declarative?


  declarative
• Is episodic memory explicit or implicit?


  explicit -> some may be easier to remember than others
• Is semantic memory declarative or non declarative?


  declarative
• Is semantic memory implicit or explicit?


  explicit
• Is procedural memory declarative or non declarative?


  non declarative
• Is procedural memory implicit or explicit?


  implicit -> mostly do it without thinking
• What does time stamped mean in memories?

  memories are stored with reference to a time and place
• Is episodic memory time stamped?


  yes
• Is procedural memory time stamped?


  no
• Is semantic memory time stamped?


  no
• Is episodic memory time autobiographical?

  yes (generally part of your memories)
• Is semantic memory time autobiographical?


  no
• Is procedural memory time autobiographical?


  no
• Which type of LTM is the easiest to forget?

  episodic memory
• Which type of LTM is the hardest to forget?

  procedural
• How is the strength of episodic memory determined?

  the level of emotion felt at the time influences strength
• How is the strength of semantic memory determined?

  how deeply the information is processed influences the strength
• How is the strength of procedural memory determined?

  how many times practised influences the strength
• What brain region is episodic memory stored in?

  hippocampus + right pre frontal cortex
• What brain region is semantic memory stored in?

  Temporal lobe (Para hippocampal cortex)
• What brain region is procedural memory stored in?

  Cerebellum + motor cortex
• What is the evaluation for types of LTM?

  :) Case studies -> HM + Clive Wearing

  :( alternatives -> maybe only two types of LTM (declarative + non declarative) because episodic memories can turn into semantic if they happen commonly enough