Psychology / Unit 6 Psych 0699 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Flashbulb Memories
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The idea
A flashbulb memory is an unusually vivid and detailed memory of the circumstances surrounding a shocking event.
In practice
People describe exactly where they were on hearing major news, decades afterward, in confident detail.
Where people slip
Vividness and confidence are unusually high for these memories. Accuracy is not.
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