Weaver (1993) Conducted a Study Comparing an Ordinary Memory and a Flashbulb

question 49

True/False

Weaver (1993) conducted a study comparing an ordinary memory and a flashbulb memory.Weaver's students wrote down as many details as they could remember from the ordinary interaction with their roommate and their memory of hearing the news of the start of the Gulf War (1991).He found that by the end of the semester, confidence was higher for the flashbulb memory, but the accuracy was equivalent for both memories.

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