PSYCO350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Reminiscence Bump, Flashbulb Memory, Forgetting Curve

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO350
• Professor: Norman Brown

Document Summary

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