Flashbulb Memories Are Qualitatively Different To Other Memories
Critically evaluate the claim that ‘flashbulb’ memories are qualitatively different to other memories
Memory In psychology is the physical series of events within the brain that encode, store and retrieve information within the human body. When information is encoded within our memory it reaches our primary five senses and is converted into chemical and physical stimuli. This stimuli is stored in the next stage of the memory process where information if retained for potentially decades of time within us. We can retrieve this information by locating it within our subconscious. This can be effortless or difficult but this is based around the type of memory concerned. Memory itself can be broken down into three areas as shown by this image
(The Human Memory 2013)
Long-term memory is the area of concern as this is where the topic of Flashbulb memory and the memories that it can be qualitatively analysed with are found. Long term memory is exactly what you would expect it to be and that is the storage of information within the brain over vast periods of time which is a seemingly never ending storage system. Information decays over time as people grow old but it is in some debate whether humans ever really forget information or it simply becomes too strenuous on the brain to recall the information in question. (The Human Memory 2013) …show more content…
Due to FBM only being able to happen at one single time there are no opportunities for the individual to have repeated exposure to a very similar event therefore early errors in memory are more likely to remain. There is simply an extraordinary confidence that people find within FBM rather than the actual accuracy of the information they are recalling having high accuracy. People never want to forget these important events in their lives which lead to this over
Memory In psychology is the physical series of events within the brain that encode, store and retrieve information within the human body. When information is encoded within our memory it reaches our primary five senses and is converted into chemical and physical stimuli. This stimuli is stored in the next stage of the memory process where information if retained for potentially decades of time within us. We can retrieve this information by locating it within our subconscious. This can be effortless or difficult but this is based around the type of memory concerned. Memory itself can be broken down into three areas as shown by this image
(The Human Memory 2013)
Long-term memory is the area of concern as this is where the topic of Flashbulb memory and the memories that it can be qualitatively analysed with are found. Long term memory is exactly what you would expect it to be and that is the storage of information within the brain over vast periods of time which is a seemingly never ending storage system. Information decays over time as people grow old but it is in some debate whether humans ever really forget information or it simply becomes too strenuous on the brain to recall the information in question. (The Human Memory 2013) …show more content…
Due to FBM only being able to happen at one single time there are no opportunities for the individual to have repeated exposure to a very similar event therefore early errors in memory are more likely to remain. There is simply an extraordinary confidence that people find within FBM rather than the actual accuracy of the information they are recalling having high accuracy. People never want to forget these important events in their lives which lead to this over