Which statement best sums up the status of flashbulb memories?
a. Recall for only emotional reactions at the time of the event is highly accurate.
b. Recall for only physical details is highly accurate.
c. Both emotion and physical details are remembered very accurately.
d. Over time, memory for physical and emotional details decays, similar to what happens with non-flashbulb memories.
Answer: D
Rationale: Although their memory for both events was fading at the same rate and they were equal in accuracy, the students believed that was true only for the mundane events.
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