The time period during which new memories are vulnerable and easily lost is called a(n) period. a. interference b. electroconvulsive c. forgetting d. consolidation

D. Consolidation period

Consolidation is the process of turning short-term memories into long-term memories. It occurs in 2 ways:

Synaptic consolidation- in which short term converts to long term over a couple hours after first acquisition

System consolidation- when hippocampus dependent memories exist independent of the hippocampus and this usually takes months or even years