Imagine that a student studies all night for an exam the next day. The student remembers (almost) everything for her test, but within a week she forgets most of what she studied. Why?
A)The student has not studied the material she was tested on repeatedly.
B)The student's short-term memories regarding the test material were not successfully transformed into long-term memories.
C)New neural circuits were not formed (or strengthened)in the student's brain.
D)All of these choices are correct.

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All of these choices are correct because they each describe a reason why the student might forget the material after a short period. Repeated study helps in the formation of long-term memories, the transformation of short-term memories into long-term ones is crucial for retention, and the formation or strengthening of neural circuits is essential for long-term memory storage.

Imagine That a Student Studies All Night for an Exam