Plotnik and Kouyoumdjian begin this module with a scene from a campus mugging.Their point is to show that:
A) crime is so scary that we are likely to remember every detail
B) crime is a special situation, in which the everyday rules of memory do not apply
C) remembering and forgetting are automatic in dramatic situations like this one
D) remembering and forgetting are not as simple as most people think

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The scene from a campus mugging is used to illustrate that the processes of remembering and forgetting are more complex than commonly believed, challenging simplistic notions of memory.

Plotnik and Kouyoumdjian Begin This Module with a Scene from a Campus