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Long-Term Memory
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- 1What is the name for the Non-Declarative memory?Implicit
- 2What type of LTM is implicit?Procedural
- 3What is Procedural memory?Memory of learned tasks, requiring little to no conscious thought
It is associated mainly with the neocortex of the brain - 4Describe the case study that supports Procedural memory?CW did not retain any episodic memory but was still able to play the piano, supporting the idea of a separate procedural memory
- 5What is the other name for declarative memory?Explicit
- 6What types of LTM are explicit?Episodic and Semantic
- 7Who identified the Episodic memory?Tulving (1972)
- 8What is the Episodic memory?Memory of past events
The Pre-frontal cortex codes for it, the neocortex consolidates and stores it, the hippocampus links it all together - 9What is the Semantic memory?Memory of knowledge
Linked to Episodic memory as we learn new facts through experiences
It is debated as to whether it is in the hippocampus or other areas - 10Describe the case study to support Semantic memory.Vicari et al studied CL, an 8-year-old girl with a brain tumour. She had poor episodic memory but could create and recall semantic memories.
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- A level Psychology (Memory) Flashcards on Long-Term Memory, created by Bethany Barnes on 07/01/2020.
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