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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology Memory: Types Of Long Term Memory Part 2
This deck covers key concepts related to types of long-term memory, including semantic, episodic, and procedural memories, as well as supporting evidence and criticisms.
Semantic memories are not time-stamped, meaning we do not remember …. or …. we coded the information
When or Where
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
Semantic memories are not time-stamped, meaning we do not remember …. or …. we coded the information
When or Where
What brain region is responsible for semantic memories?
Temporal Lobe
The Temporal Lobe is responsible for which type of LTM?
Semantic
Knowledge of events is what type of LTM?
Episodic
Give an example of an episodic memory
First day of school//birthday//wedding//funeral
Your first day of school or a birthday is an example of what type of LTM?
Episodic
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Semantic memories are not time-stamped, meaning we do not remember …. or …. we coded the information | When or Where |
What brain region is responsible for semantic memories? | Temporal Lobe |
The Temporal Lobe is responsible for which type of LTM? | Semantic |
Knowledge of events is what type of LTM? | Episodic |
Give an example of an episodic memory | First day of school//birthday//wedding//funeral |
Your first day of school or a birthday is an example of what type of LTM? | Episodic |
Episodic memories require conscious recall, what is the key term? | Declarative |
Episodic memories are declarative, this means they require? | Conscious recall |
We know when & where we coded episodic memories, this means they are … | Time-stamped |
Episodic memories are time-stamped, this means we remember … and … we coded the information | When and where |
Which brain region is responsible for episodic memories? | Hippocampus |
The Hippocampus is responsible for which type of LTM? | Episodic |
Types of LTM can be praised for using what types of methods to study the topic? | Scientific Methods |
Give an example of a scientific method used to study types of LTM | fMRI//brain scans |
AO3: Who supports the idea that there are different types of LTM? | Clive Wearing |
AO3: Which of Clive's types of LTM was damaged? | Episodic |
AO3: Clive could not remember key events in his past like his education - this suggests that which type of LTM is damaged? | Episodic |
AO3: Which type of LTM was in-tact for Clive? | Procedural |
AO3: Clive could still play the piano despite his severe case of amnesia - this suggests that type of LTM is in-tact? | Procedural |
AO3: How can the case study of Clive Wearing that supports types of LTM be criticised? | Low population validity |
AO3: Why can the study of Clive be criticised for low population validity? | Only the study of 1 person |
AO3: As Clive is a unique case and only the study of 1 individual, what is it difficult to do? | Generalise the results to the target population |
AO3: What kind of evidence to support the idea of Types of LTM do we have from examples such as PET scans? | Neuroimaging evidence |
AO3: Neuroimaging evidence comes from conducting what type of scan? | PET |