TV or not TV? does the immediacy of viewing images of a momentous news event affect the quality and stability of flashbulb memories?

Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-266

  Schaefer, Evelyn G ^a   Halldorson, Michael K ^a   Dizon Reynante, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

9 11 terrorist attack; Consistency; Flashbulb memory; Image viewing delay; Media images

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; TELEVISION; TERRORISM; TIME;

ADULT; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL RECALL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79957544266     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2011.558512     Document Type: Article

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