Long-Term Memory

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  • How many types of Long-Term Memory did Tulving propose?
    Three
  • Which type of long-term memory involves memories of personal experiences and events?
    Episodic memory
  • Is episodic memory a declarative or non-declarative type of memory?
    Declarative
  • Can episodic memory be consciously recalled and put into words?
    Yes
  • What type of long-term memory involves memories of facts, concepts, and knowledge?
    Semantic memory
  • Can semantic memory be consciously recalled and put into words?
    Yes
  • Is semantic memory a declarative or non-declarative type of memory?
    Declarative
  • What type of long-term memory involves the unconscious memory of skills?
    Procedural memory
  • Is procedural memory a declarative or non-declarative type of memory?
    Non-declarative
  • Which type of memory is time-stamped?
    Episodic
  • Can procedural memory be consciously recalled or easily put into words?
    No
  • Which type of memory is not time-stamped?
    Semantic
  • Which type of memory is not time-stamped?
    Procedural
  • Which type of memory is recalled consciously?
    Episodic
  • Which type of memory is recalled consciously?
    Semantic
  • Which type of memory is recalled unconsciously?
    Procedural
  • Which type of memory is autobiographical?
    Episodic
  • Which type of memory is not autobiographical?
    Semantic
  • Which type of memory is easier to forget?
    Episodic
  • Which type of memory is not autobiographical?
    Procedural
  • Which type of memory is resistant to forgetting?
    Semantic
  • Which type of memory is very resistant to forgetting?
    Procedural
  • What influences the strength of episodic memory?
    Emotion
  • What influences the strength of semantic memory?
    Depth of processing
  • What influences the strength of procedural memory?
    Repetition
  • Which brain area is associated with coding for episodic memory?
    Prefrontal cortex
  • Which brain area is associated with coding for semantic memory?
    Parahippocampal cortex
  • Which brain areas are associated with coding for procedural memory?
    Motor cortex & cerebellum
  • Which case study provides research support for the separation of episodic, semantic, and procedural memories?
    Clive Wearing
  • What can cognitive brain scans like fMRIs identify about memory types?
    Memory types linked to brain areas
  • What is a weakness of Tulving's types of long-term memory?
    Overlap between types
  • How do episodic and semantic memories demonstrate overlap?
    They can merge
  • What links semantic and procedural memory, as shown by automatic language production?
    A link
  • What distinguishes declarative memory from non-declarative memory?
    Conscious recall versus unconscious skills