Vivid recollections of emotionally significant events, such as the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school, the Boston Marathon bombing, your high school graduation, or your first date, are known as
A) eidetic images.
B) flashbulb memories.
C) echoic memories.
D) recovered memories.

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Flashbulb memories are vivid, detailed memories of significant events, often with an emotional component, which is why the examples given (such as the Sandy Hook shooting and the Boston Marathon bombing) fit this category.

Vivid Recollections of Emotionally Significant Events, Such as the Shooting