Flashbulb memories are special after all; in phenomenology, not accuracy
By J. Talarico, David C. Rubin. 2007
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Consistency of flashbulb memories (FBMs) of the 11th September terrorist attacks and of everyday memories (EDMs) of the preceding weekend do not differ, in both cases declining over the following year for a group of Duke University undergraduates. However, ratings of recollection, vividness and other phenomenological properties were consistently higher for FBMs than for EDMs across time. Belief in the accuracy of memory was initially high for both memories, but declined over time only for EDMs. These findings confirm that FBMs are not extraordinarily accurate, but they may systematically differ from EDMs in other meaningful ways. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology
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- Toward a Mental Systems Approach to Human Relationships with Wildlife: The Role of Emotional Dispositions (2012, background): “Emotions are a basic mental capacity that underlie and shape other mental processes and dispositions, such as memories (Talarico & Rubin, 2003, 2007), motivation (Frijda, 1986; Izard, 2009), decision making (Damasio, 1999; Loewenstein & Lerner, 2003; Winkielman, Knutson, Paulus, & Trujillo, 2007),…”
- False Memories: What the Hell are They For? (2009, background): “Although people are unlikely to forget that these events happened, research suggests that people can misremember significant aspects of their flashbulb memories (e.g. Neisser & Harsch, 1992; Schmolck, Buffalo, & Squire, 2000; Talarico & Rubin, 2007).”