Question

Discuss the hierarchical organisation in long-term memory?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

A basic theory of the organization of long-term memory is hierarchies. The hierarchies' theory contends that long-term memory is organized through a hierarchical arrangements of concepts. Concepts may represent physical objects, events, attributes, or abstractions. ... Also, these concepts can be simple or complex.

Answer 2

Hierarchical organisation in long-term memory

Explanation:

Long-term memory (LTM) is constructively organized and which have been coded and stored for long. Various theories have described the organization of LTM like:

Hierarchies, semantic network, schemas, and connectionist network

Hierarchial theory states that LTM is constructively organized based on hiererchial arrangement of concepts.

The concepts can be simple or complex in the form of facts, events, or experiences in the form of physical objects, attributes, events, or abstractions. Within in a hierarchy, LTM is organized in a general to specific pattern.

For example, various plant types like trees, shrubs, bushes, climbers are placed under the general concept of plants. the subtypes are further divided to provide more clarification.