One Explanation for Why the Memory of Learning About a Particularly

question 61

Multiple Choice

One explanation for why the memory of learning about a particularly important cultural or historical event as it occurs feels especially vivid is that ______.

• A)all other events simply have less information associated with them
• B)those events activate special memory processes unique to flashbulb events
• C)emotional areas of the brain are especially active
• D)our emotional processing of other events is usually suppressed

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