Recent research on memory, based largely on fear conditioning in rats, indicates that
A) fear conditioning is the most effective kind of conditioning for forming durable memories.
B) memories are not susceptible to disruption once consolidation has occurred.
C) when a memory is reactivated, it becomes capable of being changed or altered, just as it was immediately after it was formed.
D) memory consolidation does not occur when animals are afraid of a stimulus.

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Recent research on memory, primarily based on fear conditioning in rats, has shown that when a memory is reactivated, it becomes susceptible to alteration or change, just as it was immediately after it was formed. This suggests that memories are not static and can be modified even after they have been consolidated. Choice A is incorrect because fear conditioning is not the only effective kind of conditioning for forming durable memories. Choice B is incorrect because memories can be disrupted after consolidation. Choice D is incorrect because memory consolidation does occur even when animals are afraid of a stimulus.

Recent Research on Memory, Based Largely on Fear Conditioning in Rats