| Features of autobiographical memory: theoretical and empirical issues in the measurement of flashbulb memory. | |
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PMID: 19350832 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Flashbulb memories (FBMs) were defined by R. Brown and J. Kulik (1977) as vivid, detailed, and long-lasting memories for attributes of the reception context of public news. Unlike ordinary autobiographical memories, they are conceived as autobiographical formations that noticeably integrate specific perceptual details. The authors aimed to test a measurement model for FBMs as compared with event memory (EM) by hypothesizing that a categorical, rather than dimensional, approach would be more appropriate to account for FBM data. They submitted FBM and EM recollections from U.S. and European citizens concerning the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 to latent-trait model (LTM) and latent-class model (LCM) analyses. Results revealed that FBM data could be appropriately modeled through LCM, whereas for EM, LTM and LCM exhibited some inadequacy. The authors discuss implications for a theoretical account of FBMs. |
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Antonietta Curci; Tiziana Lanciano |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of general psychology Volume: 136 ISSN: 0022-1309 ISO Abbreviation: J Gen Psychol Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-04-08 Completed Date: 2009-05-11 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985111R Medline TA: J Gen Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 129-50 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Bari, Department of Psychology, Piazza Umberto I, 1, 70121 Bari, Italy. a.curci@psico.uniba.it |
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Adolescent Adult Association Attention* Cross-Cultural Comparison Europe Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Mental Recall* Middle Aged Questionnaires Retention (Psychology) September 11 Terrorist Attacks / psychology* Social Environment United States Young Adult |
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