Editing Flashbulb memory (section)

==Critique of research==

Flashbulb memory research tends to focus on public events that have a negative valence. There is a shortage on studies regarding personal events such as accidents or trauma. This is due to the nature of the variables needed for flashbulb memory research: the experience of a surprising event is hard to manipulate.{{cn|date=August 2020}} Also, it is very hard to conduct experiments on flashbulb memories due to lack of control over the events. In an empirical study, it is very difficult to control the rehearsal amount.

Some researchers also argue that the effect of rehearsal factors on individual memory is different with respect to the availability of the mass media across different societies.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Flashbulb Memories|date=2008-11-24|publisher=Psychology Press|doi=10.4324/9780203889930|isbn=978-0-203-88993-0|editor-last=Luminet|editor-first=Olivier|editor-last2=Curci|editor-first2=Antonietta}}</ref>