types of long-term memory

• what are the three separate types of ltm?


  episodic, semantic and procedural
• what is episodic memory

  personal memories of events, such as what you did yesterday or a teacher you liked. this kind of memory includes contextual details plus emotional tone
• what parts of the brain are involved in episodic memory

  hippocampus, temporal lobe and frontal lobe
• what is semantic memory


  shared memories for facts and knowledge. these memories may be concrete, such as knowing that ice is made of water, or abstract, such as mathematical knowledge
• what part of the brain is involved in semantic memory?

  the temporal lobe
• what is procedural memory


  memory for how to do things, for example riding a bicycle or learning how to read. such memories are automatic as the result of repeated practice
• what parts of the brain are involved in procedural memory

  cerebellum and motor cortex
• what is the support for types of ltm

  case study evidence - clive wearing
• what is the support for types of ltm

  brain scan evidence
• what is the counter for types of ltm

  case studies often based on clinical cases - difficult to generalise
• what is the alternative to types of ltm

  only 2 types of ltm - cohen and squire argued that it was declarative (episodic and semantic) and non-declarative (procedural)
• what is the practical application for types of ltm

  allows for treatments to be developed. bellville et al found that episodic memories can be improved in older people with mild cognitive impairments
• what are the issues and debates of types of ltm

  ethics - is it ok to study such patients
• what is the potential fourth type of ltm

  the perceptual-representation system
• what is priming


  how implicit memories influence the responses a person makes to a stimulus