APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
A Flashbulb Memory Report on Donald Trump’s Election: Effects of Source and Information Type
- Emily Leiderman
Butler University - Sofie Camarillo
Butler University - Jaina Siemienkowicz
Butler University - Hannah Strawmyer
Butler University - Jessica Dupree
Butler University - John Bohannon
Butler University
Abstract
536 participants recalled both their the discoveries of and facts about Trump’s election. Results showed that even with a delay, people who discovered the news from a person remembered more about their discovery whereas those who received their information from the media remembered more facts of the event itself.
Memory
