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PRONUNCIATION OF FLASHBULB MEMORY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLASHBULB MEMORY

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Flashbulb memory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLASHBULB MEMORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flashbulb memory

Flashbulb memory

A flashbulb memory is a highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' of the moment and circumstances in which a piece of surprising and consequential news was heard. The term "Flashbulb memory" suggests the surprise, indiscriminate illumination, detail, and brevity of a photograph; however flashbulb memories are only somewhat indiscriminate and are far from complete. Evidence has shown that although people are highly confident in their memories, the details of the memories can be forgotten. Flashbulb memories are one type of autobiographical memory. Some researchers believe that there is reason to distinguish flashbulb memories from other types of autobiographical memory because they rely on elements of personal importance, consequentiality, emotion, and surprise. Others believe that ordinary memories can also be accurate and long lasting if they are highly distinctive, personally significant, or repeatedly rehearsed. Flashbulb memories have six characteristic features: place, ongoing activity, informant, own affect, other affect, and aftermath.

Definition of flashbulb memory in the English dictionary

The definition of flashbulb memory in the dictionary is the clear recollections that a person may have of the circumstances associated with a dramatic event.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLASHBULB MEMORY

flash point
flash powder
flash set
flash smelting
flash suppressor
flash-fry
flashback
flashbang
flashboard
flashbulb
flashcube
flasher
flashforward
flashier
flashiest
flashily
flashiness
flashing
flashing point
flashlamp

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLASHBULB MEMORY

armory
buffer memory
cache memory
collective memory
episodic memory
erasable programmable read only memory
extended memory
long-term memory
main memory
memory
nonvolatile memory
photographic memory
random access memory
read only memory
screen memory
selective memory
semantic memory
short-term memory
video memory
virtual memory
working memory

Synonyms and antonyms of flashbulb memory in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flashbulb memory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLASHBULB MEMORY

Find out the translation of flashbulb memory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flashbulb memory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flashbulb memory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

镁光灯记忆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

memoria flashbulb
570 millions of speakers

English

flashbulb memory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ़्लैश बल्ब स्मृति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذاكرة الوهاجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вспышки памяти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

memória flashbulb
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্ল্যাশব্লগ মেমরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

souvenir flash
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ingatan flashbulb
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blitzspeicher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フラッシュバルブ記憶
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

섬광 전구 메모리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Memori flashbulb
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ nhớ flashbulb
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Flashbulb நினைவகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॅशबल्ब मेमरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Flashbulb bellek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

memoria flashbulb
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pamięć flashbulb
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спалахи пам´яті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

memorie bliț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Φλας μνήμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flitslicht geheue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flashbulb minne
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flashbulb minne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flashbulb memory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLASHBULB MEMORY»

The term «flashbulb memory» is used very little and occupies the 170.642 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLASHBULB MEMORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flashbulb memory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLASHBULB MEMORY»

Discover the use of flashbulb memory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flashbulb memory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Psychology AS
What is meant by flashbulb memory? Flashbulb memories (FBs) are detailed recollections of the context in which people first heard about an important event. FBs tend to be memories of events (i.e. episodic memories) rather than memory for ...
Mike Cardwell, Cara Flanagan, 2005
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Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior
If so, you have a flashbulb memory for 9/11. A flashbulb memory is an especially vivid image that seems to be frozen in memory at times of personal tragedy, accident, or other emotionally significant events. Depending on your age, you may ...
Dennis Coon, John Mitterer, 2008
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An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology
... but fewer such memories in Belgian citizens, for whom there were likely to be fewer direct consequences. Other studies have confirmed that flashbulb memory tends to be related to the level of personal significance or importance which the ...
‎2005
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AS Level Psychology Through Diagrams
However two concepts, repression and flashbulb memory, have created interest in the effect of emotion on memory - the first suggesting it could increase forgetting, the second that it could prevent it. Cognitive psychologists have tried to use ...
Grahame Hill, 2001
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A Level Psychology Through Diagrams
However two concepts, repression and flashbulb memory, have created interest in the effect of emotion on memory - the first suggesting it could increase forgetting, the second that it could prevent it. Cognitive psychologists have tried to use ...
Grahame Hill, 2001
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Remembering Our Past: Studies in Autobiographical Memory
In a typical flashbulb memory experiment there is only one flashbulb memory, and thus one confidence judgment for each subject. Therefore, the use of the confidence scale is a between-subject comparison and includes variability due to  ...
David C. Rubin, 1999
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Remembering Trauma
They found that all but one of 80 subjects retained a vivid, detailed flashbulb memory of hearing about the Kennedy assassination 1 3 years after it had happened. Brown and Kulik's work inspired many subsequent studies on flashbulb ...
Richard J. McNally, 2005
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Flashbulb Memories: New Issues and New Perspectives
Distinctiveness in flashbulb memory: Comparative analysis of five terrorist attacks . Memory, 12, 147–157. Er, N. (2003). A new flashbulb memory model applied to the Marmara earthquake. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 17, 503–517.
Olivier Luminet, Antonietta Curci, 2008
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Memory in the Real World
... people to "remember" nonexistent objects, and List (1986) showed similar effects of pre-existing schemas on memory for events. Subjects in her. Memory for Events: Eyewitness Testimony and Flashbulb Memory Eyewitness Testimony.
Gillian Cohen, 1996
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The Oxford Handbook of Memory
Nevertheless, over 90% of subjects in both groups reported recollections of sufficient detail to be classified as flashbulb memories at the 2-week interval. However, whereas 86% of the U.K. citizens retained a flashbulb memory 11 months later, ...
ENDEL TULVING (ED.), Fergus I. M. Craik, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLASHBULB MEMORY»

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Lightning storm photo: Michael Jackson moonwalking through the …
Doubtless, the image will soon become licensed to his estate and Mr. Plashal will record another "flashbulb memory" courtesy of Michael ... «Examiner.com, Jun 15»
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Pottstown area veterans recall D-Day
June 6, 1944 — dubbed D-Day — remains a flashbulb memory for the few left who can recall it. Among these few are tri-county area residents ... «The Mercury, Jun 15»
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Elsie Dale Allshouse
Elsie described her flashbulb memory of that day as a fairytale case of love at first sight. She truly and instinctively felt that TJ was meant for her. «PotomacLocal.com, May 15»
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Why We Remember Learning About Dramatic Events So Vividly
In a flashbulb memory, we recall the experience of learning about an event, not the factual details of the event itself. Advertisement. There might ... «Gizmodo, Apr 15»
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Flashbulb memories – why do we remember learning about …
These recollections are called flashbulb memories. In a flashbulb memory, we recall the experience of learning about an event, not the factual ... «The Conversation US, Apr 15»
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Bells Across the Land: New Haven remembers Appomattox
“For Americans who lived through the Civil War 'Appomattox' would always be a 'flashbulb memory'; they always remembered where they were ... «Yale News, Apr 15»
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Grand National: Flashbulb memories
The term 'flashbulb memory' was coined by Roger Brown and James Kulik in 1977 and the phrase describes the memories for the ... «SkySports, Apr 15»
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Health-conscious trends emerge at nightclub and bar convention
“And when that happens, the brain has a sort of flashbulb memory and says, 'Hey, I want to remember this.' ” Gillespie talks about how tastes ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Apr 15»
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Faculty Bio's
... and investigations, child eyewitness testimony and identification, behavioral modification and effective discipline for children; juvenile theft, flashbulb memory). «Monroe College News, Feb 15»
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16 Ways Your Brain Is Sabotaging Your Effort To Learn
A flashbulb memory is a highly detailed, exceptionally vivid, and frequently inaccurate snapshot of an emotionally salient event. When an event ... «Innovation Excellence, Feb 15»

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