Psychology
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Subject Area
Psychology
Start Date
11-4-2014 1:00 PM
End Date
11-4-2014 2:15 PM
Sponsor
John Bohannon III (Butler University)
Description
Affect, rehearsal, and consequentiality were examined as flashbulb memories components of three different types of tentatively life threatening events: receiving a cancer diagnosis (N = 43), experiencing a car accident (N = 74), and childhood injury experienced by the child, or parent who witnessed or heard about the incident (N = 158). Cancer diagnoses yielded significantly higher levels of detail in free recall narratives as wel as probed questions, despite having low vividness.
What Almost Kills You Makes Your Memory Stronger: Cancer Diagnosis Memories
Indianapolis, IN
Affect, rehearsal, and consequentiality were examined as flashbulb memories components of three different types of tentatively life threatening events: receiving a cancer diagnosis (N = 43), experiencing a car accident (N = 74), and childhood injury experienced by the child, or parent who witnessed or heard about the incident (N = 158). Cancer diagnoses yielded significantly higher levels of detail in free recall narratives as wel as probed questions, despite having low vividness.