brown and kulik

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

to investigate determinants of flashbulb memories about assassinations and other significant events

Question 2

mehthod

Answer 2

questionnaire around 10 unexpected events

quasi experiment: white and black coz asssassinations of different public figures would have different consequences

Question 3

participants

Answer 3

40 white 40 black 20-60

Question 4

procedure

Answer 4

participants filled out questionnaire around 10 events
participants asked to write free recall of circumstances when the heard the news
rated each on personal consequentiality scale

Question 5

results

Answer 5

black participants more likely to have vivid flashbulb memories about leaders involved in civil rights
occurrence of fmb correlated with ratings of persobal consequentiality