One Explanation for Why the Memory of Learning About a Particularly

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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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Definitions:

All-Or-None Law

The principle that the strength of a response of a nerve cell or muscle fiber is not dependent upon the strength of the stimulus. If a stimulus is above a certain threshold, a nerve or muscle fiber will fire.

Action Potential

A momentary change in electrical potential on the surface of a cell, especially a nerve or muscle cell, that occurs when it is stimulated, leading to the transmission of an electrical impulse.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron (nerve cell) to another, influencing a variety of physiological functions and behaviors.

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that travel along the axon of a neuron, signaling the transmission of information.