Types of Long Term Memory

What is the definition of semantic memory?

• A memory for specific events in our lives

• Our knowledge about words, facts, and concepts

• An unconscious memory of skills

• A memory of how to perform a specific skill

Which type of memory is associated with muscle memory?

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

• Procedural memory

• Autobiographical memory

Which type of memory is time stamped?

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

• Procedural memory

• Autobiographical memory

Which type of memory can be recalled consciously?

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

• Procedural memory

• Autobiographical memory

Which type of memory is resistant to forgetting?

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

• Procedural memory

• Autobiographical memory

Which brain region is associated with procedural memory?

• Prefrontal cortex

• Parahippocampal cortices

• Motor cortex

• Cerebellum

What did the research on amnesic patients suggest about episodic and semantic memories?

• They are separate processes

• They are the same process

• Episodic memories become semantic memories over time

• Semantic memories become episodic memories over time

What did the case studies of Clive Wearing and HM show about the three types of long term memory?

• They are separate processes

• They are the same process

• Episodic memories become semantic memories over time

• Semantic memories become episodic memories over time