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Now Print! mechanism  

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  • Hypothetical mechanism whereby the context of a surprising and personally significant emotional event is thought to be stored automatically, in detail and with precision, which produces a flashbulb memory.

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  • • Brown, R., & Kulik, J. (1977). Flashbulb memories. Cognition, 5(1), 73–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0277(77)90018-X

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Livingston, R. B. (1967). Brain circuitry relating to complex behavior. In G. C. Quarton, T. O. Melnechuk, & F. O. Schmitt (Eds.), The neurosciences: A study program (pp. 105–109). Rockefeller University Press.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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