SECTION 4

Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Episodic memory

●   the ability to recall details, e.g. the time and 31…………… of past events

●   different to semantic memory – the ability to remember general information about the 32…………… , which does not involve recalling 33…………… information

Forming episodic memories involves three steps:

Encoding

●   involves receiving and processing information

●   the more 34……………. Given to an event, the more successfully it can be encoded

●   to remember a 35……………., it is useful to have a strategy for encoding such information

Consolidation

●   how memories are strengthened and stored

●   most effective when memories can be added to a 36……………. Of related information

●   the 37……………. Of retrieval affects the strength of memories

Retrieval

●   memory retrieval often depends on using a prompt, e.g. the 38……………. Of an object near to the place where you left your car

Episodic memory impairments

●   these affect people with a wide range of medical conditions

●   games which stimulate the 39…………….. have been found to help people with schizophrenia

●   children with autism may have difficulty forming episodic memories – possibly because their concept of the 40……………… may be absent

●   memory training may help autistic children develop social skills