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Part one: The Phenomenon of Flashbulb Memories

According to Feldman, flashbulb memories are when an individual is able to recall details of a very specific moment emotionally charged (Feldman, pp.217, 2018). These moments may refer to public events, but also personal moments of happiness or sadness. For instance, flashbulb memories can be an accident, the loss of a friend or a moment of success. Flashbulb memories appear as a photographic memory. The term “flashbulb memories” was introduced in 1977 by Roger Brown and James Kulik (Brown & Kulik, 1977). They noticed that two variables are important in the mechanism: the level of surprise and the level of consequentiality. Both parameters must be powerful in order to develop a flashbulb memory. Individuals often have the sensation of “reliving” the event or having a flashback……..

Part 2: A Personal Example of Flashbulb Memory

Researching flashbulb memories in my personal life, I found many collective events as the fall of the Berlin wall that I lived through my parents’ reactions watching TV, 9/11 that I followed on TV with a friend who were pilot for Brussels airlines, and the death of Lady Diana. One another event that I can recall is the victory of French team in the world soccer cup on July 12^th, 1998. It was unexpected and the real craze of the population stayed engraved in my memory. I was in vacation in France, in a region called Ardeche with friends from Belgium. It was a big moment of joy even you were not passionate of soccer. It was a hot summer, and the country prepared festivities for National Day (July 14^th). I am able to remember what I was drinking……please click the purchase button below to access the entire solution at $10