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Created on: 25-02-22 21:53

what is episodic memory concerned with?

knowing THAT: - with regard to personal life experience, holidays, endeavors, life lessons etc

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3 sections of episodic memory?

specific details, the context, the emotion

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what does semantic memory involve

knowing THAT: regarding facts that are or can be universally known, historical dates, country names, football teams etc

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procedural memory?

involved with knowing HOW to do things, rather than the rules of how to do things

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why is procedural memory important

we need to be able to do things with minimal thought to it, otherwise we are more likely to mess up, also, procedural memory is vital to being able to pick up new skills

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give supporting evidence for types of long term memory

Episodic memory is usually associated with the Hippocampus and surrounding area, as well as the frontal lobe, Semantic memory also uses the temporal lobe, while Procedural memory involves the Cerebellum. fMRI scans can and have been used to gain a visual

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why is there a problem with brain damaged patient studies e.g., amnesiacs

it is unsure what area of the brain is causing memory problems until post-mortem, just because a lobe is damaged does not then make that lobe responsible.

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