Long-Term Memory

Long-Term Memory

1. Episodic

   • First suggested by Tulving (1972)
     • gives individuals an autobiographical record
       • the storage of episodes that happen throughout our lives
         • What, Where and When things happen
           • E.g. your 7th Birthday party

2. Semantic

   • structured record of facts, meanings, concepts and knowledge
     • Semantic memories may once have had a personal context, but now stand alone as simple knowledge
       • E.g. capital cities, social customs
         • There is an enormous amount of information available in semantic memory
           • continually being added to

3. Procedural

   • Differs from the other two as it is unconscious
     • memory of skills and how to do things,
       • E.g. playing guitar
         • Initially it is very difficult, but with repeated practice it becomes ‘second nature’

4. AO1: One of the major limitations of the MSM is that its description of LTM as a single unitary store is now seen as outdated. Many research studies have shown that there are at least three different types of long-term store.