Analysis of: Distinct processes shape flashbulb and event memories
Brittany Cook
Dr. Grabbe- PSY 312
Analysis Paper
November 20, 2015
Analysis of: Distinct processes shape flashbulb and event memories This article discusses the study done by students from the University of Turin in Turin Italy, Carla Tinti, Susanna Schmidt, Silvia Testa, and Linda J. Levine. They examined the relationship between memory for a consequential and emotional event and memory for the circumstances in which people learned about that event, which is known as a flashbulb memory. They hypothesized that the two different types of memory have diverse elements and that event memories are not necessarily a direct causal element of flashbulb memories. To test their hypothesis, they evaluated the memories of Italian citizens of Italy’s triumph over France in the 2006 Football World Cup Championship. The final match took place between the Italian and French national teams on July 9th in Berlin, Germany. Italy conquered France, 5-3. There was a final penalty shootout after a 1-1 tie after the …show more content…
Within the long-term memory lecture, Semantic and Episodic memory was discussed. This study involves flashbulb memories and event memories of the 2006 World Cup, which are types of episodic memories. According to our class lecture, episodic memories are a person’s autobiographical memory. It is their memory of personally experienced and remembered events from within their lifetime. Episodic memories are often personal, they actually happened, and often have sensory memory attached to them. The class lecture relates to this study of distinct processes and how they shape flashbulb and event memories because the study dealt with the flashbulb memories that the subjects had of the World Cup game which included their personal event memory and autobiographical
Brittany Cook
Dr. Grabbe- PSY 312
Analysis Paper
November 20, 2015
Analysis of: Distinct processes shape flashbulb and event memories This article discusses the study done by students from the University of Turin in Turin Italy, Carla Tinti, Susanna Schmidt, Silvia Testa, and Linda J. Levine. They examined the relationship between memory for a consequential and emotional event and memory for the circumstances in which people learned about that event, which is known as a flashbulb memory. They hypothesized that the two different types of memory have diverse elements and that event memories are not necessarily a direct causal element of flashbulb memories. To test their hypothesis, they evaluated the memories of Italian citizens of Italy’s triumph over France in the 2006 Football World Cup Championship. The final match took place between the Italian and French national teams on July 9th in Berlin, Germany. Italy conquered France, 5-3. There was a final penalty shootout after a 1-1 tie after the …show more content…
Within the long-term memory lecture, Semantic and Episodic memory was discussed. This study involves flashbulb memories and event memories of the 2006 World Cup, which are types of episodic memories. According to our class lecture, episodic memories are a person’s autobiographical memory. It is their memory of personally experienced and remembered events from within their lifetime. Episodic memories are often personal, they actually happened, and often have sensory memory attached to them. The class lecture relates to this study of distinct processes and how they shape flashbulb and event memories because the study dealt with the flashbulb memories that the subjects had of the World Cup game which included their personal event memory and autobiographical