Which of the following processes is like writing your name in wet concrete, that is, once the concrete is set, the information (your name) is fairly lasting; but while it is setting, it can be wiped out (amnesia) or scribbled over (interference)?

a. memory localization
b. consolidation
c. mnemonic processing
d. priming


B

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