Flashbulb memory

Flashbulb memory

highly detailed and visual snapshot of the moment when a surprising or emotionally arousing moment happened

Special mechansims Hypothesis

argument for the existence of a special biological mechanism that, when triggered by an event, creates a permanent record of the details

Brown And Kulik - Aim

to investigate FBM and how it works

Brown And Kulik - Methodology

• interviewed african american and caucasions about as series of historcal assasination and one personal event

• they were aksed to remember specirci detials of hwere they were when they foudn out and write a detaield account

Results

• clear memories of circusmtancews when learned about an imporatn efent

• also changed with race

  • african american partipcants were more liely to rmeber more of MLK jr than caucasions

Research Method

Interview