Penny recalled the vocabulary definitions they learned in Introductory Spanish immediately after class, but when she was given a pop quiz a couple of days later, she couldn't remember many of the words. Which of the following is the most likely biological explanation for this?
A) Hippocampal damage impaired her nondeclarative memory.
B) LTP occurred.
C) Her brain failed to consolidate the information.
D) She developed a brain lesion between after the first class, which caused anterograde amnesia.

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The inability to recall information on the pop quiz after a few days suggests that the information was not properly consolidated in long-term memory. Hippocampal damage or a brain lesion would have a more immediate effect on memory, while LTP would enhance memory consolidation rather than impair it.

Penny Recalled the Vocabulary Definitions They Learned in Introductory Spanish