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Instructions:
For below module, there is one critical thinking question. It may have several sub questions or parts. Please read the question and its parts, refer to the relevant sections of the Reading Guide, the textbook, or other indicated resources, and formulate a response. Once you have your response in mind, post it to the discussion thread for your group and for the appropriate question. I recommend students compose their response in MS Word. Then you can copy and paste the text into the discussion forum window.
For many questions, there is no right or wrong answer. What is important is the thinking that you engage in to arrive at your response. Therefore, be sure to post your entire analysis, so that you will get credit for your thought process. You can then respond substantively to other students' posts. Again, be sure to reflect your thinking. Thereafter, you can continue the dialogue with your group members as long as it is useful and meaningful.
Module:
A. Infantile amnesia is the period of time before your first memory that you are unable to recall. What is your earliest memory, and how old were you at the time? [I remember sitting by the front door in the house I grew up in, playing with a talking Charlie Brown book. I later learned from my mother that she bought me that book in return for me giving up my bottle, and that I threw the bottle out of the car on the way home from the store! I only remember playing with the book. I was probably between 2 and 3 years old.] Need Assignment Help?
B. The text defines flashbulb memories as vivid, long-lasting memories of personal events, usually with a strong emotional component, p.169. It was coined by researchers who asked subjects about their memories of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. View the video on memory in the Module and read the information at the following link about flashbulb memories:
Think of a memory you have that fits the definition of a flashbulb memory. Describe the memory and why you categorize it as a flashbulb memory. If possible, ask someone who shared the experience to relate their recollection of the event. See how closely the two memories match. If you are able to carry out this part of the assignment, relate what you learned from the comparison.