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) an eidetic image
B) a flashbulb memory
C) a semantic memory
D) a nondeclarative memory

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This is an example of a flashbulb memory, which is a strongly emotionally charged, vivid, and detailed memory of a significant and surprising event.

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