Where Would You Expect to Find the Amygdala and Hippocampus

question 24

Multiple Choice

Where would you expect to find the amygdala and hippocampus?

• A) Cerebral cortex
• B) Limbic system
• C) Midbrain
• D) Cerebellum

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli based on their associations with different outcomes.

Extinction

In behavior psychology, the process where a conditioned response decreases or disappears after the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning where a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second, often weaker, conditioned response.

Spontaneous Recovery

The return of a previously eliminated conditioned response following a break from being exposed to the conditioned stimulus.