What conclusions can be drawn about the accuracy of flashbulb memories?
a) flashbulb memories are significantly more accurate than normal memories
b) subjects consistently misremember the source of the flashbulb memory, but not the emotion they were
feeling
c) the longer the retention interval, the more distortions there appear to be
d) flashbulb memories show exactly the same kind of distortions that normal memories do
Question 2In a study investigation flashbulb memories for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hirst and his colleagues found that:
a) almost nothing was forgotten in participants' reports of how they had heard about the event.
b) most of the forgetting that occurred came between years 2 and 3 of the three-year period.
c) confidence decreased over the three year interval as much as memory did.
d) the factors influencing forgetting were different for event memories and flashbulb memories
Question 3Neisser & Harsch (1992) introduced the notion of TV priority in their research on flashbulb memories. TV priority refers to ________ and may help explain ________.
a) people's tendency to watch too much TV; the vividness of flashbulbs
b) people's tendency to watch too much TV; the distortions that occur in flashbulbs
c) people's schema for hearing disaster news; the vividness of flashbulbs
d) people's schema for hearing disaster news; the distortions that occur in flashbulbs
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