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of surprise, consequentiality and emotional
arousal involved. A high
level of arousal would
cause more frequent
rehearsal and a stronger memory reconstruction at later dates.
The
Comprehensive
Model
succeeds
in
going further than the
Photographic Model by
building an interconnected
relationship
between the variables
involved in the recording of the FBM.
Whilst the Photographic
Model put forward a
jumble of variables, the
Comprehensive Model
worked at explaining
the correlation between
them.
The model proposes
that knowledge and
interest in the event
determine the level of
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importance to the individual, therefore also
affecting the individual’s emotional arousal.
The level of importance
of this event contributes
to the prior rehearsal
of the memories, making the FBM so strong.
Associating
these
together allows the
individual to remember vivid aspects of the
event such as what they
were doing at the
exact time and the
people they were with,
alongside a detailed
explanation of the event
itself.
A different take on the
FBM is provided by the
Importance-Driven
Emotional
Reactions
Model, which focuses on
personal consequences
as the most important
event.
If the personal consequence is high then the
emotional reaction will
be strong, both
important factors in the
creation of a FBM.