Removing a rat's hippocampus 48 hours after it learns the location of some tasty food does not prevent it from forming a long-term memory of where the food is located.This best illustrates the importance of

A) the encoding specificity principle.
B) state-dependent memory.
C) memory consolidation.
D) the serial position effect.

Hippocampus

A part of the brain that is associated with memory formation, organization, and storage.

Memory Consolidation

The process by which the brain stabilizes a memory after initial acquisition, making it more enduring.

Encoding Specificity Principle

The idea that cues and contexts specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall it.