Question

Hakeem has a very clear memory of his daughter's birth. He remembers the weather, what he was wearing, the sounds in the hallway, and the joy he felt. Psychologists would say that: a) he has a flashbulb memory for this event. b) he will completely forget all of these memories over time. c) he is describing the spotlight effect. d) his ability to remember an emotionally significant event in so much detail is unusual.

Answer 1

Answer:a) he has a flashbulb memory for this event.

Explanation:

A flashbulb memory :

This is a memory that contains many details with a clearer snapshot of a situation that had aroused emotional feelings on the person when they first heard about the situation.

They are stored in long term memory and they focus on the specific situations which were shocking ,emotional arousing when we first encountered with them or heard about them. These memories makes us remember most details such as where it happened , what were the emotions and what was there at that time because they are vivid snapshot in our mind of these events.

Some situations that form this kind of memory are when we lose a person we love the moment we heard about it get restored as a flashbulb memory. Emotions are key factors that makes us have flashbulb memory.

although overtime these memory may decrease in the level of accuracy but still a person remains confident about the details

 

Hakeem's daughter birthday surely made him so excited and happy which makes him remember all the details and probably because he keeps telling the story over and over again.