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flashbulb memory  

Definition

  • "[L]ong-lasting, vivid, confidently held memories of the reception context for learning about surprising, important, public events that were not directly experienced." (Talarico, 2023).

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • FBM

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Brown, R., & Kulik, J. (1977). Flashbulb memories. Cognition, 5(1), 73–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0277(77)90018-X

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Curci, A., Lanciano, T., Curtotti, D., & Sartori, G. (2020). Lessons for the courtroom from the study of Flashbulb memory: An integrative review. Memory, 28(3), 441–449. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2020.1727522

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Frinco, R., Muzzulini, B., Tinti, C., Luminet, O., & Schmidt, S. (2024). A review of longitudinal studies on flashbulb memories. Where we started, are, and are going? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 38(4), e4233. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.4233

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Kopp, S. J., Sockol, L. E., & Multhaup, K. S. (2020). Age-related differences in flashbulb memories: A meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 35(4), 459–472. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000467

    • Document type: meta-analysis

    • Access: closed

  • • Lecouvey, G., Desgranges, B., Peschanski, D., & Eustache, F. (2020). Le souvenir flash : Un souvenir spécial au croisement de la mémoire individuelle et de la mémoire collective. Revue de neuropsychologie, 12(1), 35–45. https://doi.org/10.1684/nrp.2020.0534

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Luminet, O., & Cordonnier, A. (in press). Flashbulb memories. Current Opinion in Psychology, 102079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102079

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Luminet, O., & Curci, A. (Eds.). (2009). Flashbulb Memories: New Issues and New Perspectives. Psychology Press.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Talarico, J. M. (2023). Flashbulb memory. In L. M. Bietti & M. Pogacar (Eds.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Memory Studies. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93789-8_27-1

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Thomas-Antérion, C., Borg, C., Vioux, H., & Laurent, B. (2010). En quoi la recherche de souvenirs flash peut-elle nous renseigner sur la mémoire épisodique et la mémoire sémantique ? Revue de neuropsychologie, 2(1), 55–60. https://doi.org/10.1684/nrp.2010.0055

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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