Many middle-aged adults can vividly recall where they were and what they were doing the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated, although they cannot remember what they were doing the day before he was assassinated. This is an example of ________.
A) a flashbulb memory
B) a semantic memory
C) a procedural memory
D) an eidetic image

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This is an example of a flashbulb memory, which is a type of long-term memory that involves a person's memory of a significant and emotional event that they witnessed or were told about in great detail. Flashbulb memories are often highly detailed and vivid, and can be recalled for many years after the event occurred.

Many Middle-Aged Adults Can Vividly Recall Where They Were and What