Flashbulb memory is best represented by which of the following statements?

A. It is vivid memory for emotional events.
B. It is vivid, highly accurate memory for the circumstances surrounding how a person heard about an emotional event.
C. It is memory for the circumstances surrounding how a person heard about an emotional event that remains especially vivid but not necessarily accurate over time.
D. It is vivid, highly accurate memory for emotional events.


Answer: C

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