A vivid recollection of the World Trade Center collapsing on September 11, 2001 illustrates the concept of:
A)encoding specificity
B)transfer appropriate processing
C)flashbulb memory
D)retrograde amnesia

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Flashbulb memory refers to a highly detailed, exceptionally clear 'snapshot' of the moment and circumstances in which a piece of surprising and consequential (or emotionally arousing) news was heard. The collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, is an example of an event that could create a flashbulb memory.

A Vivid Recollection of the World Trade Center Collapsing on September