flashbulb memory

Question 1

what is a flashbulb memory?

Answer 1

a theory proposed by Brown & Kulik in 1977
vivid memories of the circumstances surrounding a surprising and emotionally arousing event.

formation: high surprise + personal consequentiality = emotional arousal

maintenance: overt: sharing + covert: thinking = consolidation memory

Question 2

limitations of the flashbulb memory

Answer 2

HABLAR CON MAFE URG

Question 3

STUDY ON FBM black + white

Answer 3

Brown & Kulik in 1977
aim: to investigate whether people have unusually vivid memories of highly emotional events
- 80 americans b&w
- JFK + MLKjr assassination
- vivid: where they were and what they were doing
- 91% participants vivid of an intense personal event

Question 4

STUDY ON FBM 9/11

Answer 4

Talarico & Rubin 2003
aim: to see the properties of flashbulb memory and their influence on emotion, and whether they are consistent over time over everyday memories
- 54 students
- record 9/11 memory + any other recent event
- 1, 6, 36 weeks later
- emotional response, vividness, and accuracy
- accuracy decreased in both, but perceived accuracy only decreased for everyday