Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called ________.
A) eidetic images
B) elaborative rehearsals
C) flashbulb memories
D) eyewitness images

Question

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called ________.
A) eidetic images 
B) elaborative rehearsals
C) flashbulb memories 
D) eyewitness images

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Flashbulb memories are memories of highly significant events that are vividly remembered. They are characterized by a person's perception that the event has caused an emotional arousal or shock and that the memory is of both the event and the context in which it occurred. These events can be personal, such as the day one's child was born, or public and widely shared, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Memories That Concern Events That Are Highly Significant and Are