Examine Crane 3.2 (p.91-92)
What is a flashbulb memory?
Can you think of anytime you may have created a flashbulb memory? Any event that you would like to share?
How accurate do you think this (flashbulb) memory is?
Do you agree that more emotional events are better remembered than less emotional events? Why?
A flashbulb memory is a special kind of emotional memory with vivid and detailed memories of highly emotional events.
ReplyDeleteOne of my flashbulb memories took place in middle school. In sixth grade, I had a crush on this guy, we shall refer to him as Guy A and a school dance was just around the corner. One day, it was the end of Mr. Holt's history class and we were anticipating the bell to ring. I was standing alone in the middle of the room, with my navy blue adidas jacket on. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Guy A and his friend and my acquantance, Guy B, walking towards me. My heart started beating rapidly, I felt my palms become sweaty. As they got closer, I looked up and looked sort of expectantly into Guy A's eyes. I was then asked "Karina, would youlike to go to the dance with me?"... said Guy B. I felt a lot of heat rush to my face as I embarrassingly realized that Guy B was the one asked that. Being the little social retard I was in middle school (still am I believe), I took one giant step (for Karina) away from him (resulting in a giant leap Guy B's heart took off a cliff). I remembered Guy A laughing and Guy B's slightly disappointed face. And as the duo walked away from me, I stood there in all of my embarrassed glory. (Gosh, that was a trip down memory lane)
Flashbulb memory is accurate and remembered because it is reconsidered and rehearsed in a storytelling manner: place, activity, informant and affect as well as the critical role of the amygdala.
A flashbulb memory is a special kind of memory, which refers to vivid and detailed memories of highly emotional events that appear to be recorded in the brain as though with the help of a camera's flash.
ReplyDeleteA flashbulb memory of mine would be when I heard that my grandfather had a stroke. I remembered vividly that I was in the car, about to put my seat belt on when my mom got a call on the cell phone. I remember how her eyes widened and she looked at me. When she told me, I burst into tears, quickly undid my seat belt and grabbed the cell phone and started talking incoherently into the phone. I was only nine years old then, but I can still vividly remember it. Thankfully my grandfather was okay, and he is still alive today. He just has to watch his diet.
I think flashbulb memories are accurate because they are rehearsed and reconsidered after the event, so that they become more embedded in long term memory.
I agree that more emotional events are remembered more than less emotional events because they are governed by storytelling schema and follow a specific structure. They are rehearsed again and again because they are important to us.
A flashbulb memory is just a memory that has been ingrained so heavily in our memories that we can recall the exact time verbatim in our minds.
ReplyDeleteWell, I think that Karina will remember this one. Last year. Kooshball (or however the devil you spell it) in Spanish. She was passing the ball to me and I was wondering what word I would get landed with. Why it happened beats the heck out of me, but she ended up throwing it right...there... Needless to say, she got 'em and I was close to letting a few...words loose. (It also hurt a surprising bit too. Go figure that from such a tiny freaking ball). Then we all laughed at that incident, though I think it became ingrained in my memory because it got brought up so many times it just kinda stuck, like an annoying nick-name (cougheDiegocough).
I think it's...fairly accurate. It's only about the time-frame of a half minute, maybe a bit longer so...
And I think that more emotional events are remembered because we pay much more attention to emotional events. What we see with a major emotional response is probably more important that something that we just shrug off like a...something...
-The eternally-mentally scarred Michael. *kicked*
What is a flashbulb memory?
ReplyDelete-A memory that you have a strong remembrance of and can see it rather clearly in high detail, usually when something happened that had
high importance to you.
Can you think of anytime you may have created a flashbulb memory? Any event that you would like to share?
-i remember from when i was a little kid i had two cats inside and a golden retriever outside, and when we first got the dog it got inside and chased the cats and had one in its mouth running around, i remember standing right outside the garage door watching my parents try to get him and freaking out about it.
How accurate do you think this (flashbulb) memory is?
In my mind it seems very accurate, but i understand that being as it was so long ago and i was a little kid who may not of been able to accurately interpret everything that was going on.
Do you agree that more emotional events are better remembered than less emotional events? Why?
-to some extent. i believe emotional events can cause your brain to pay closer attention to whats going on around you. but at the same time other things have to be taken into effect. like in class, the article i was assigned stated that emotional events cause adults to be less accurate because we tend to over-emphasize things and make false memories when an event is emotional.
A flashbulb memory is a memory that is constructed because of an important emotional event in an individual’s life.
ReplyDeleteI actually do remember a flashbulb memory from when I was about 10. It was about our first puppy (our current dog’s older sister) who died at the vets because of an issue with her intestines one night. I remember waking up and realizing something was wrong - the way my dad was around both me and my sister gave me a hint. When he told us the news, I silently walked over to the computer and, remembering something from science class, I found myself at a website about biological cloning. I remember asking my dad about this possibility of seeing my puppy again, still very quiet. When he told me that our puppy was never coming back again, I finally started to cry.
I like to think that attaching an emotion to a memory makes the memory easier to remember. Thus, flashbulb memories are slightly more accurate than regular memories.
I also agree that more emotional events are better remembered than less emotional events for the same reason (attaching an emotion = easier to remember).
FLASHBULB MEMORY:
ReplyDeleteRefers to significant and extremely emotional moments or events.
A FLASHBULB MEMORY OF MINE:
Sophomore year was going to start like in one week and I remember that I woke up really early to run with the XC team because it was the last day of summer conditioning thing; my dad told me to call Nelson, the cook, because we used to give him a ride to work. I called Nelson 10 times and he never answered--which was weird because he was very punctual--and I remember having a bad feeling but I ignored it. We kept calling him but he didn't answer so we thought that he probably felt asleep or something, so we got ready withouht him and I remember listening to my favorite song at the time "I See Right Through To You" by Dj Encore when his roommate called us asking us if Nelson was already at work and that's when I really got worried. My brother started calling different places like the hospital and the police just to know if for some reason he was there and they just asked for my brother's phone number, but then his roommate said that Nelson was with this other friend of his and they went to the other guy's home and his little sister was the only one there and she said that her brother was taken to a hospital in Jacksonville because he had had an accident but she didn't know he was with Nelson, that's when the detective called my brother and said that Nelson was dead. It had been a car accident and he died immediately. Nelson had only turned 21 and he was like a brother to me; we did everything together, when we went to somewhere he would come with us; he was always there... and I can't hear that song anymore because I only remember what happened and it causes too much pain and also I don't think I'll ever be able to forget that because in the kitchen in the restaurant we put a picture of him because we didn't want to forget his face so I relive that memory everyday.
I think they are accurate because they are usually rehearsed making it hard to forget the memory.
I agree that emotional events are better remembered than less emotional events because we remember how we feel...
A flash bulb memory is one which is tied with intense emotions. We therefore remember it because there is a stronger connection.
ReplyDeleteMemory: When i was in elementary school (don't know what year) i was waiting at the bus stop and my friend came out with her mom and dog. I was scared of dogs back in the day. So i kind of panicked and then the dog came after to me so i started to run. It was a golden retriever and was faster than a 4 ft elementary kid and it went through my legs, i slipped and rode it like i was at the rodeo for about 5 seconds and fell off the back on the rock path. In my old neighborhood the sides of the road were lined with shiny grey rocks so thats what the "rock path" is.
Pretty dang accurate. Like i said a stronger connection and as proof i still remember this in highschool. Yes, more emotional events are remembered better because i was about to crap my pants when that happened.
A flashbulb memory is an accurate picture of a scene that happened during an emotional time.
ReplyDeleteA flashbulb memory I have is when my parents told me that my grandma died. I remember that I was at my other grandparents house and I remember the exact spot were I was standing when I heard the news. It was a very emotional moment.
The details of the memory are very accurate and I remember them well because of the emotional state I was in. I believe the emotions do have a role in remembering flashbulb memories.
A flashbulb memory is a very detailed memory that happened during a heightened state of emotion.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in middle school a friend(Girl A)and I went to see a friend(Guy A)under the guise of a walk. When we met up with him, he and another friend of ours(Guy B)were already hanging out. We were all having a blast catching up with each other because Guy A had gotten transferred to another school. We ended up staying out way past curfew, not reealizing how late it was until Guy B said he was going home. Finally realizing the time Girl A and I escorted by Guy B booked it out of there running about 8 blocks back to Girl A's house hoping to God that my parents would be oblivious to the whole thing. However when we turned the corner on to Girl A's street we saw as if in slow motion my mother pulling out of Girl A's Driveway prepared to search the neighborhood for us. I literally stopped breathing, hung my head, ans mentally prepared for the worst time in my entire life.
I think this memory is pretty accurate because to this day my parents demand a strict time frame for any walks I take.
I think emotionally attached memories are easier to remeber because they form clearer pictures in our mind and the are also sometimes remeber while experincing the same emotion in a different situation.
ReplyDeleteA flashbulb memory is a highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' of the moment and circumstances in which surprising and consequential (or emotionally arousing) news was heard or an event took place.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm.....
Well one flashbulb memory that I have is when I was 8 and I accidentally killed my hamster. Whew. I remember every single detail of that. My brother set Aragorn (the hamster-yes, lord of the rings name haha) free on the porch and instructed me (a young and obviously negligent child) to watch Aragorn and put him in his cage when I went inside. Well, I took a swim in my big blue pool and went inside, forgetting that dang critter on the deck. Well, it couldn't get any more ironic than this, but that was the day before Easter Sunday. So the next day I wake up and my whole family's celebrating Jesus coming back to life and whatnot and I go out on the porch and there's my poor hamster, floating, face-down, bloated, in the middle of the pool. I was scarred for life. I think I'm going to cry from telling this story. :'(
Well, I may not be the sharpest crayon in the 19 color IB variety pack but let me tell you, this is the most accurate memory I have. And it is very, very accurate.
Yes and no...Yes because I know this memory sticks out in my mind because I was (and still kinda am) so emotionally attached to the situation, and no because while it may be more important to you, the memory may be susceptible to distortion or exaggeration because one may want to make the memory fade in their mind because of the negative implications when they recall the memory.
Flashbulb memories are remembered with greater detail than other less significant memoris because because they are more emotional in nature. Any flashbulb that I might have created would be very short, and simply because the event was important to me, not because I was overly emotional. These memories must hold some accuracy, because we usually retell the stories that are most important to us, but they can become distorted just like any other memory. In my opinion, emotional events are remembered just as well as nonemotional events; it all depends on how much worth you attribute to it.
ReplyDeleteA flashbulb memory is a memory a detailed, vivid memory of a emotional event.
ReplyDeleteWell now, one of my flashbulb memory was when i was about 11. I was riding my bike down this huge hill by my old house with my amazingly wonderful friend Jayna Harford and I was trying to go down it with my legs in the air and not holding the handle bars... So me and Jayna were making odd faces at each other and i forgot there was a pothole in part of the street and hit it. Right when i hit it I remember trying to stop the bike but it was too late and I flipped over my handle bars and landed on my back. Then I sorta just laid there letting all my emotions run through me. So when i finally got up my most wonderful friend was standing their crying because she was laughing so hard and I remember feeling terrified, sad, and i wanted to laugh. So putting all those together I decided to just cry. The last thing I remember was sitting in my room while Jayna made me brownies to cheer me up! I love her(:
So yes, anyways I think this memory is pretty darn accurate because now I am terrified to ride a bike without holding on to something.
A flashbulb memory is the clear recollections that a person may have of the circumstances associated with a dramatic event.
ReplyDeleteMy flashbulb memory is when i was a freshman on jv cheer, we have this thing called stunt camp every year. Its when for four days we go to school or where ever from like 9-4 and stunt all day and then do conditioning. Well my freshman year Kiara took us to a competitive gym in Jacksonville for four days and we stayed in a hotel up there. Well on the second day we were doing shoulder sits (girl had to sit on my shoulders by her jumping high and i duck between her legs) and suddenly when we did it instead of landing on my shoulders, she landed on the back of my head. i heard/felt my entire neck crack as i landed on the floor. I was in so much pain and i just laid there on the ground for about 30 minutes until i was helped up and taken to the side so they could continue to stunt. That night and the next two days i put ice and heat on it and i was in sooo much pain. I remember my mom picking me up and she took me to the pediatrician, than orthopedic associates where they took about 15 or more xrays, then off to Flagler hospital where they took a cat scan but they saw how serious it was and they didnt want to deal with it. At this point i had a crappy neck brace on just to be careful. They then came in and told us that it was too serious for them to handle and that i had to be taken in an ambulance to shands trauma center. I was then carefully put on that hard wooden board, strapped down everywhere, around my legs, ankles stomach, arms, shoulders and head; i couldnt move. The ambulance ride was so bumpy, i sear i got a bruise on the back of my head from it. When i arrived in shands they rushed me in a checked me everywhere to make sure i was okay. They took another cat scan because the one flaglers took was terrible. After awhile they let me sit up and eat and i was then given a room around midnight. I got a new neck brace and they told me in the morning i had to wear it for 2 weeks :( After the two weeks they wanted to take an MRI because they still werent sure what was wrong and the MRI didnt help either. They concluded that i either had a fracture in my C1/C2 vertebrate or i just strained it. However, they also told me i was very lucky because i could have been paralyzed.
I think that it is pretty accurate, especially since we usually have such an emotional connection with such events.
I think more emotional events are better remembered than less emotional ones because they are the ones that play a more important role and are usually easier to remember because of their importance and impact.
mr higgins, it said it posted but i dont see it :(
ReplyDeleteoh nevermind...haha
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