The special mechanism of flashbulb memory formation suggests that:

a. unlike ordinary memories, flashbulb memories are processed only in the frontal lobes.
b. unlike ordinary memories, flashbulb memories can never be considered veridical.
c. there are no differences between flashbulb and ordinary memories; they are all “special.”
d. there is a unique and special mechanism responsible for flashbulb memories.


Ans: d

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