Question

People who are old enough most likely remember September 11, 2001, the fateful day that over two thousand people died in the terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center, the Pentagon in Washington, and in the flight that aborted in Pennsylvania. Describe the memory effect that explains why people are likely to remember this day.

Answer 1

Answer: People are likely to remember this event due to the FLASHBULB MEMORY effect.

The reason why people are likely to remember these events so vividly can be explained through a memory phenomenon called flashbulb memory.

Flashbulb memory can be defined as a memory of a significant and extremely emotional moment or event. It is a highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' in which a surprising event or memory was learned about.