Evidence of reconsolidation, according to research by Nader et al. (2000), comes from experiments that demonstrated that ________.
A) memories are reconsolidated when they have already been erased once and therefore they are final, cannot be erased under any circumstances
B) only rats who had not been reminded of the tone and then not given the protein-synthesis inhibitor showed no memory for the fear conditioning
C) only rats who had been reminded of the tone and then given the protein-synthesis inhibitor showed no memory for the fear conditioning
D) only rats who had not been reminded of the tone and then given the protein-synthesis inhibitor showed no memory for the fear conditioning

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Nader et al. (2000) found that only rats who had been reminded of the tone and then given the protein-synthesis inhibitor showed no memory for the fear conditioning, suggesting that the reactivation of the memory made it susceptible to disruption, supporting the concept of reconsolidation.

Evidence of Reconsolidation, According to Research by Nader Et Al