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There is debate among supporters of the hypothesis about the shape of the curve for events and facts that are more significant to the subject.

Some supporters, for example, suggest that memories for shocking events such as the Kennedy Assassination or 9 / 11 are vividly imprinted in memory ( flashbulb memory ).

Others have compared contemporaneous written recollections with recollections recorded years later, and found considerable variations as the subject's memory incorporates after-acquired information.

There is considerable research in this area as it relates to eyewitness identification testimony.

It should be noted that eye witness accounts are demonstrably unreliable.