According to the Competitive Trace Theory of Systems Consolidation, _______

According to the competitive trace theory of systems consolidation, _______. (Select all that apply.)

A) episodic memories become more veridical (more accurate) as they age
B) episodic memories can become distorted as they age
C) as memory ages contextual details associated with an event become lost or contaminated with false details
D) memory distortions can be the result of hippocampal-cortex interactions that occur over time
E) memories would remain more veridical over time if the hippocampus was damaged.