Question

Sharmila cannot remember what she had for breakfast last week, but she can remember the day she got married ten years ago as clearly as if it just happened. This example illustrates the ________ theory. Group of answer choices arousal emotion equipotentiality flashbulb

Answer 1

Answer:A flashbulb memory

Explanation:

A flashbulb memory is a very detailed information in which we remember all the details very well and clearly usually because it is associated with situation that aroused intense emotions from us such as a sad or a surprising situation or exciting news. They record vital times or events that have occured in our lives.

They are part of our long term memory and they are of particular exceptional events in our lives and we are able to remember all the details associated with this memory like where it happened.

Getting married is one of the crucial days in one's life and it aroused intense emotions of excitement which makes its likely that it will be stored as a flashbulb memory in which we will rememver every detailed information of that day forever and chances are we will talk about this day time after time which make them stick in our memories forever.