ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book surveys and contrasts a number of structural equation models (SEMs) for a range of events that were thought have given rise to Flashbulb memories (FBMs) formation. It examines that FBMs and, indeed, memories of traumatic events generally, are the product of "ordinary" memory processes. The book also provides a very useful review of survey studies of FBMs compared to approaches that are more laboratory based. It then explains an autobiographical Implicit Association Test (aIAT) that aims to implicitly investigate the content of memories by contrasting verification time to true and false statements, some featuring details of a memory. The book then provides a valuable review of what little is known about FBMs in clinical populations with brain damage and suffering from psychological illness. It deals with social aspects of FBMs.
