Evaluate+one+theory+of+how+emotion+may+affect+one+cognitive+process.+(Taryn)

Evaluate one theory of how emotion may affect one cognitive process.

Emotions can have a huge affect on memory. A surprising or emotional arousing event can lead to a flash-bulb memory. According to 1977 study done by Brown and Kulik, they found that flashbulb memories, though vivid, do not feature the memory of the event, but the believed memory of the event. Due to emotional turmoil, the detailed memory may have skewed or altered, making the information in the memory itself not true. The memory under emotional stress changes, and at any point after that the skewed memory becomes rehearsed and the person believes the skewed memory is truthful and accurate.

Due to the possibilities of memories being supressed under hardships or traumatic experiences, the process of memory during the encoding, storage, and retrieval process may be skewed, altering the memory.