This model is actually based on the
experiences of people who experienced an earthquake. Victims of the
earthquake were interviewed alongside a control group and their
memories recorded. At a later date
participants were interviewed again,
with the long term memories of the
victims being understandably more
durable and accurate than those
of the control group. From this
they proposed the model, with the
importance of the personal consequences seen as a fundamental part
for the formation of FBM. However,
being based only on the one study
it has very clear problems, and cannot explain why the murder of John
Lennon affected so many people
despite his death not having any
close personal consequences to
many of those who remember the
event so well.
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FBM VARIATIONS
AND ACCURACY
Like many aspects in psychology
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