Three groups of rats acquire a memory on day 1.On day 2,rats in group 1 are given a drug that prevents initial long-term storage while they are actively retrieving the memory.Rats in group 2 receive the drug but do not engage in memory retrieval.Rats in group 3 actively retrieve the memory and are shocked 6 hours later when they are not engaged in retrieval.On day 3,all three groups are assessed.Which group will show the GREATEST impairments in memory?
A)group 1
B)group 2
C)group 3
D)groups 1 and 2

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Group 1 is the only group that received the drug during an active retrieval, which means that their initial long-term storage was prevented while they were actively trying to remember the information. This is likely to have the greatest impact on their memory performance on day 3 compared to the other groups, who either did not engage in active retrieval or were shocked after retrieval had occurred.

Three Groups of Rats Acquire a Memory on Day 1