Types of Long-Term Memory

Types of Long-Term Memory

1. Procedural Memory

   • Memory for actions, skills, how we do things
   • Acquired through repetition and practise
   • Implicit - we are less aware of these memories because they have become automatic
   • If you think too much about procedural memories it tends to complicate things and make it more difficult
   • E.g. driving, reading, swimming

2. Semantic Memory

   • Knowledge of the world
   • Likened to an encyclopedia or dictionary and stores facts
   • Constantly being added to
   • E.g. America has 50 states, order of the alphabet

3. Episodic Memory

   • Personal memories of events
   • Includes memories of when events occurred, objects, places, and people involved
   • May also recall emotions you felt at the time
   • 3 Key elements
     • Event
     • Context
     • Emotion

4. Tulving