Vivid recollections of emotionally significant events, such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy or Martin Luther King, Jr., the space shuttle disasters, 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. They often involve emotional experiences, such as the examples given, making choice B the correct answer.

Vivid Recollections of Emotionally Significant Events, Such as the Assassination