After research participants have retrieved a long-term memory of a traumatic experience,researchers have attempted to use a drug or painless electroconvulsive shock to disrupt the ________ of that memory.
A) repression
B) reconsolidation
C) retroactive interference
D) proactive interference

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The disruption of the long-term memory of a traumatic experience involves disrupting the reconsolidation of that memory, which is the process by which a memory is stabilized again after it has been retrieved. This can be accomplished through the use of a drug or painless electroconvulsive shock. Repression, retroactive interference, and proactive interference are not relevant processes in this context.

After Research Participants Have Retrieved a Long-Term Memory of a Traumatic