Minnie has severe depression that has not been alleviated by medication. She is administered electroconvulsive therapy. We can expect Minnie to suffer a memory loss for events happening right before the electroconvulsive shock (ECS)was administered. Her memory loss is due to which of the following being disrupted by the ECS?
A)elaborative processing
B)redintegration
C)consolidation
D)priming

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can disrupt the consolidation process, which is the process by which short-term memories are converted into long-term memories. This disruption can lead to memory loss for events that occurred shortly before the treatment.

Minnie Has Severe Depression That Has Not Been Alleviated by Medication