In Sharot Et Al

question 30

Multiple Choice

In Sharot et al.'s (2007) study of flashbulb memories of the 9/11 tragedy,it was determined that the participants who lived closest to the site had enhanced activity in this part of the brain,which helps to facilitate memory encoding,while they were retrieving their memories of the event.

• A) the hippocampus
• B) the basal ganglia
• C) the angular gyrus
• D) the amygdala

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