Zola-Morgan and Squire (1990) found that monkeys with hippocampal damage performed poorest on ________.
A) discrimination problems
B) learning trials
C) problems presented at the shortest interval before surgery
D) problems presented at the longest interval before surgery

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Hippocampal damage impairs memory consolidation, which is the process of converting short-term memories into long-term memories. Therefore, monkeys with hippocampal damage would have difficulty remembering problems that were presented at the shortest interval before surgery, as they would not have had enough time to consolidate these memories.

Zola-Morgan and Squire (1990) Found That Monkeys with Hippocampal Damage