Flashbulb memories for the space shuttle disaster: A tale of two theories

@article{Bohannon1988FlashbulbMF,
  title={Flashbulb memories for the space shuttle disaster: A tale of two theories},
  author={John Neil Bohannon},
  journal={Cognition},
  year={1988},
  volume={29},
  pages={179-196}
}
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