Your vivid memory of what you were doing when you watched the last presidential election is an example of ________.
A)the encoding specificity principle
B)long-term potentiation
C)latent learning
D)a flashbulb memory

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This is an example of a flashbulb memory, which refers to a highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' of the moment and circumstances in which a piece of surprising and consequential (or emotionally arousing) news was heard.

Your Vivid Memory of What You Were Doing When You