has always held a place
in the hearts of many
Americans, and provided a dearth of research
into FBMs. In the many
studies conducted a
high proportion of people had a vivid memory of the day’s events,
with the personal emotional effect on themselves and the shock
being the main contributors to the formation of the FBM. It was
JFK’s assassination that
first prompted investigations into the FBM
as many researchers at
the time were surprised
by just how accurate
people’s
memories
were.
Although certain aspects
of the memory disappeared it was fixed into
the brain in such a way
that it did not appear to
erode over time. Brown
& Kulik studied these
memories in depth and
contributed to the definition of FBMs that we
use today.
EXPLAINING FBMS
So how can FBMs be
explained?
There are a variety of
different models, so
here is just a taste of the
most compelling and
scientifically supported
ones. The original FBM
memory model was
designed by Brown &
Kulik. The Photographic
Model determined that
for a FBM to occur there
must be a high level
JFK
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