APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
"Flashbulb" Events from Childhood
- Daniel Greenberg
College of Charleston
Abstract
Do powerful autobiographical memories breach the barrier of childhood amnesia? This study investigated undergraduates’ memories of 9/11 and found that they did not: Their content and phenomenology paralleled other early memories, and they were generally not retained before age 3.5. The consequences of retaining such a memory were also investigated.
Human Learning and Memory