A sudden blow to the head often causes forgetting of the events in the few seconds or minutes that preceded the blow. This finding is most consistent with which of the following ideas about memory?
A) New memory traces require consolidation.
B) Temporal contiguity is impressed upon the mind.
C) Memory often depends on organizational factors.
D) There is a limit of about seven items that can be held in working memory at one time.

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New memory traces require consolidation, which means they need time to stabilize and become stored in long-term memory. A sudden blow to the head can disrupt this consolidation process, leading to the forgetting of events that occurred just before the injury.

A Sudden Blow to the Head Often Causes Forgetting of the Events