Part Two: Media Examples

1. http://www.psychologyinaction.org/2011/09/16/flashbulb-memories-traumatic-events-and-the-details-we-remember/

1. This is an article about flashbulb memories. It adds to my discussion because it goes much deeper into what flashbulb memories actually are, and gives examples of several. Flashbulb memories were a big part of the movie Slumdog Millionaire, so a better understanding of what they are can help understand the psychological references in the movie.

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eTtzH_4gP8

2. This is a video that has 10 "unforgettable" facts about memory. This is more for fun, but does actually give facts about memory which give a better understanding of it. Because the movie is centered around memory, the more you know about it, the better you will understand the movie.

3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2265099/

3. This is an article that goes extremely in depth about the retrieval of emotional memories. It gives several definitions and background for its information. This adds to my discussion because in the movie, Jamal had to retrieve several emotional memories in order to answer the questions he was being asked. In order to better understand the psychology in the movie, we need to have a good understanding of the retrieval of emotional memories, and this article does an excellent job of explaining that.