Cognition, Emotions, FB memories

What is the relationship between cognition and emotion?

• Cognition and emotion are unrelated

• Cognition influences emotion, but emotion does not influence cognition

• Emotion influences cognition, but cognition does not influence emotion

• There is a bidirectional relationship between cognition and emotion

What is flashbulb memory?

• A memory that fades quickly and is easily forgotten

• A memory that is associated with a sudden burst of light

• A memory that is highly detailed and vivid, associated with surprising and emotionally arousing events

• A memory that is formed through repeated rehearsal

According to Brown and Kulik (1977), what is the relationship between the personal significance of an event and the vividness of its subsequent recollection?

• There is no relationship between personal significance and vividness of recollection

• The more personally significant the event, the less vivid its subsequent recollection

• The more personally significant the event, the more vivid its subsequent recollection

• The personal significance of an event has no impact on its subsequent recollection

What is the role of overt rehearsal in flashbulb memory?

• Overt rehearsal has no impact on flashbulb memory

• Overt rehearsal is necessary for the formation of flashbulb memories

• Overt rehearsal enhances the accuracy of flashbulb memories

• Overt rehearsal decreases the vividness of flashbulb memories

According to Sharot et al (2007), which brain region is selectively activated during the recollection of flashbulb memories?

• Right amygdala

• Hippocampus

• Prefrontal cortex

• Amygdala

What did Neisser et al (1996) find regarding the role of rehearsal in flashbulb memory? (page 47 of workbook)

• Rehearsal has no impact on the vividness of flashbulb memory

• Rehearsal is more important than the experience of the event itself in creating the vividness of flashbulb memory

• Rehearsal decreases the accuracy of flashbulb memory

• Rehearsal enhances the emotional intensity of flashbulb memory

What did Neisser and Harsch (1992) find regarding the accuracy of flashbulb memories over time?

• The accuracy of flashbulb memories remains constant over time

• The accuracy of flashbulb memories increases with the course of time

• The accuracy of flashbulb memories decreases with the course of time

• The accuracy of flashbulb memories is unrelated to the passage of time

What are the two mechanisms involved in flashbulb memory?

• Encoding and retrieval

• Maintenance and consolidation

• Formation due to emotions and rehearsal

• Appraisal and suppression

What triggers the formation of flashbulb memories?

• Expected events with low emotional impact

• Surprising events with low personal significance

• Surprising events with high personal significance

• Expected events with high emotional impact

How is the maintenance of flashbulb memories achieved?

• Through covert rehearsal only

• Through overt rehearsal only

• Through encoding at the time of the event

• Through rehearsal