types of LTM

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  • What type of memory includes personal memories of events?
    Episodic memory
  • Who is the cognitive psychologist that proposed the distinction in LTM stores?
    Endel Tulving
  • What did Tulving realize about the MSM's view of LTM?
    It was too simplistic and inflexible
  • What are the three types of LTM stores proposed by Tulving?
    • Episodic memory
    • Semantic memory
    • Procedural memory
  • What does declarative memory include?
    Contextual details and emotional tone
  • What type of memory is procedural memory associated with?
    Memory for how to do things
  • How is LTM divided according to Tulving?
    Into explicit and implicit types
  • What is the distinction between semantic and episodic memory?
    Knowing facts vs. personal experiences
  • What was severely impaired in Clive Wearing?
    Episodic memory
  • What type of memories were relatively unaffected in Clive Wearing?
    Semantic memories
  • What are the three elements of episodic memories?
    Specific details, context, and emotion
  • What does the evidence suggest about different types of LTM?
    They are stored in different brain locations
  • Which part of the brain is associated with episodic memory?
    The hippocampus
  • What did Tulving's research involve participants performing?
    Various tasks while being scanned
  • What was the outcome of Belleville's (2006) study on episodic memory?
    Participants improved after training
  • What is procedural memory associated with?
    The cerebellum
  • What skills does the cerebellum control?
    Fine motor skills
  • How can identifying different aspects of LTM help psychologists?
    It allows targeting specific memory types
  • What is the benefit of training for episodic memory in older adults?
    It helps improve their memory recall
  • What type of memory is associated with the frontal lobe?
    Semantic memory
  • What is the role of the hippocampus in memory?
    It is crucial for forming new memories
  • What type of memory is affected by cognitive impairment?
    Episodic memory
  • What does training improve in individuals with mild cognitive impairment?
    Performance on episodic memory tests
  • How do the types of memory differ in terms of their brain locations?
    They are stored in different brain regions