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flashbulb memory

type of autobiographical memory, vivid, enduring memory formed during a shocking, emotionally significant experience
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flashbulb memory

Summary

flashbulb memory ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • flashbulb is named after flashbulb memory[2].
  • flashbulb memory is a type of recollection[3].
  • flashbulb memory's has cause is recorded as occurrence[4].
  • flashbulb memory's described at URL is recorded as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQJC2MMB8nA[5].
  • flashbulb memory's described at URL is recorded as https://www.simplypsychology.org/flashbulb-memory.html[6].

Body

Definition and Type

flashbulb memory is a type of recollection[3].

Origins

flashbulb is named after flashbulb memory[2].

Why It Matters

flashbulb memory ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). flashbulb memory. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/flashbulb-memory
MLA “flashbulb memory.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/flashbulb-memory.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_flashbulb-memory_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{flashbulb memory}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/flashbulb-memory}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 13d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → flashbulb-memory
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: flashbulb-memory, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289925645|flashbulb memory (#289925645)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  2. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause → occurrence
    Subclass of → recollection
    Named after → —
    P14541 → 35aRQl
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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