Weaver (1993) Conducted a Study Comparing an Ordinary Memory and a Flashbulb

Multiple Choice

Weaver (1993) conducted a study comparing an ordinary memory and a flashbulb memory.Weaver's students wrote down as many details as they could remember from the ordinary interaction with their roommate and their memory of hearing the news of the start of the Gulf War (1991) .He found that:

A) At the end of the semester, each student could remember both events flawlessly.
B) By the end of the semester, confidence was higher for the flashbulb memory, but the accuracy was equivalent for both memories.
C) Five years later, none of the students could be contacted, so the study was discontinued.
D) The vivid memories of the start of the war were lost once the second Iraq war began 11 years later.