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Types of long-term memory (Evaluation (Evidence from brain scans,…
Types of long-term memory
Key terms
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.
Procedural memory- memory for how to things, for example riding bicycle or learning hoe to read. Such memories are automatic as the result of repeated practice.
Semantic memory- shared memories for facts and knowledge. This memories may be concrete such as knowing that ice is made of water, or abstract, such as mathematical knowledge.
Description of different types of long-term memory
Episodic memory
personal experience
The context surrounding the event such as what happened just before or after, or why you were there.
The three elements: specific details of the event, the context and the emotion
Semantic memory
Semantic memories is about the knowledge about the world which is shared by everyone rather than personal memories.
Semantic memories generally begin as episodic memories because we acquire knowledge based on personal experience
Procedural memory
Concerned with skills
Acquired through repetition and practice
Evaluation
Evidence from brain scans
Distinguishing procedural and declarative memories
Distinguishing episodic and semantic memories
Evidence from patients with brain damage