The results of the Featured Study on flashbulb memories that compared participant's memories of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and memories of personal events found that compared to personal memories flashbulb memories were ____ and participants were ____ in the accuracy of the flashbulb memory.
A) more accurate; less confident
B) more accurate; more confident
C) no more accurate; less confident
D) no more accurate; more confident

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Flashbulb memories are vivid and detailed but not necessarily more accurate than regular memories. However, people tend to be more confident in the accuracy of their flashbulb memories.

The Results of the Featured Study on Flashbulb Memories That