Which of the following is the best example of a flashbulb memory?

A) suddenly remembering to buy bread while standing in the checkout line at the grocery store
B) recalling the name of someone from high school while looking at his or her yearbook snapshot
C) remembering to make an important phone call
D) remembering what you were doing on September 11,2001,when terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center towers.

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Dianne Whittle · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Flashbulb memories are highly vivid and detailed memories of a significant and emotional event. Remembering what you were doing on September 11, 2001, is a classic example of a flashbulb memory. A sudden memory about buying bread or making a phone call is not significant or emotional enough to be a flashbulb memory. Remembering the name of someone from high school while looking at their yearbook photo may be more significant, but it still lacks the emotional intensity of a flashbulb memory.

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