In Studies That Paired a Tone with an Air Puff

question 48

Multiple Choice

 In studies that paired a tone with an air puff to the cornea of rabbits, learning was found to depend on one nucleus of the ____.

• A) cerebellum
• B) hypothalamus
• C) thalamus
• D) hippocampus

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Definitions:

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