Which of the following statements best expresses Ribot's Law?
A) Memory for faces exceeds memory for words.
B) Memory for words exceeds memory for faces.
C) The older the memory, the less likely it is to be affected by amnesia.
D) The only memories that achieve permanent status in the brain are those including some sort of emotional response.

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Ribot's Law suggests that more recent memories are more likely to be lost before older memories in the event of amnesia, indicating that older memories are less susceptible to being forgotten.

Which of the Following Statements Best Expresses Ribot's Law