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- Types of long term memory
- Semantic memories
- Memories for concepts and rules (including the rules of language). Also general knowledge of the world
- Examples: The capital of France is Paris or wasps can sting.
- Memories for concepts and rules (including the rules of language). Also general knowledge of the world
- Episodic memories
- Memories of particular life events (things that have happened or that have been done to you)
- Examples: Where you went on your last holiday or your journey to school on that day.
- Memories of particular life events (things that have happened or that have been done to you)
- Procedural memories
- Knowledge of how to do things (knowing how).
- Examples: How to answer an exam question or how to use a telephone.
- Knowledge of how to do things (knowing how).
- Semantic memories
- The Working Memory Model
- This is an alternative model to the Multi store model. It suggests that instead of the unitary STM there is a multi component system which handles information before the LTM. It has 4 main components that eventually lead into the LTM.
- Central executive: The central executive is the control system. It controls our attention, overseas memory tasks and allocates work to other parts.
- Phonological loop: This stores speech based sounds for a short period of time. It has two parts the phonological store which allows acoustically encoded items to be stored for a brief period of time and the articulatory control system which allows repetition of sounds in the phonological store.
- The Visuo-spatial sketchpad: Stores visual and spatial information. It includes the visual cache and the inner scribe.
- Episodic buffer: Combines information from different sources into episodes for storage. It combines the information from the LTM for use in the working memory.
- This is an alternative model to the Multi store model. It suggests that instead of the unitary STM there is a multi component system which handles information before the LTM. It has 4 main components that eventually lead into the LTM.
- Explanations for forgetting
- Interference-when a memory is disrupted by an old or new information coming into the memory.
- Retroactive interference: When new memories disrupt old memories. Information learnt later interferes with information learnt earlier.
- Proactive interference: When old memories disrupt new ones. Information learnt first interferes with information learnt later.
- Retrieval failure
- This theory suggests that forgetting occurs because the correct retrieval cues are not available.
- Interference-when a memory is disrupted by an old or new information coming into the memory.
- Economic implications of research into memory.
- Cognitive interviewing techniques improve eye witness accuracy and so uses less police time.
- By understanding memory- can help in training in any job, this therefore increases the effectiveness of the workforce.
- Types of long term memory
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