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Research Into Flashbulb Memory.
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Research Into Flashbulb Memory Contents Page 5. Abstract 6. Introduction 8. Method 10. Results 12. Statistical Treatment of Results 13. Discussion 15. References 16. Appendices - 17-18 Pilot Study 19 Sample questionnaire, with standardised instructions 20-21 Analysis and Raw data with calculations The Abstract Previous research has shown the existence of flashbulb memory. Brown and Kulik established six categories that contribute to a flashbulb memory. These were where they were, what they were doing, the person that gave them the news, what they felt about it, what others felt about it and what happened in the immediate aftermath. The present study aimed to compare the deaths of Princess Diana and the Queen Mother, to find evidence of flashbulb memory by using these 6 questions and also a scale to measure emotions felt over each death. A field experiment using a repeated measures design was used, with 20 participants chosen by opportunity sampling. There were two conditions; one being the questions surrounding the death of Princess Diana and the second being the questions surrounding the death of the Queen...
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