CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Flashbulb memories are so vivid because they:
A
recall events with special meanings
B
are not recalled very often
C
involve learning skills that are never forgotten
D
do all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the reasons that flashbulb memories are so strong is because of the emotional arousal caused by hearing the news, which makes the memory become etched into the mind much stronger than other memories might be.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Hirst, Talarico and Rubin findings seem to suggest that flashbulb memories are not necessarily all that accurate, but they do appear to be more vivid than other memories-at least people certainly perceive them that way.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term flashbulb memories refers only to those autobiographical memories that involve the circumstances in which one learned of a public event.

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