past papers

• What are episodic memories?

  • memories concerned with personal experiences
  • may recall the time, place and people
  • may recall the context surrounding that event such as what happened just before or after
• What are semantic memories?

  • contains knowledge of the world such as facts and concepts
  • generally begin as episodic but transition into semantic memories
• What are procedural memories?

  • motor or action based memory
  • these are typically acquired through repetition and practice
  • this memory is implicit meaning it does not require conscious recall
• Give one strength and limitation of the working memory model

  • Baddeley - participants performed better when both tasks were visual and verbal (as they use different processing systems)
  • There is little known about the central executive - evidence from brain studies suggest it is not unitary
• Outline the central executive

  • limited capacity
  • have a supervisory function
  • controls the slave systems