A Monkey Is Taught That Food Is Associated with a Stimulus

question 61

Multiple Choice

A monkey is taught that food is associated with a stimulus card that has a star on it. After training, the animal receives a lesion to the lateral prefrontal cortex. The monkey's memory for the food-stimulus card association is then tested by presenting the animal with the two stimulus cards diagrammed here. How will the monkey now respond?

• A)The monkey will remember the correct response and choose stimulus card 1 to earn a food reward.
• B)The memory trace left by the training period will be disrupted by the surgery, and the monkey will randomly select among the stimulus cards.
• C)The monkey will no longer be able to retrieve old memories, even if the representations are intact, and will randomly select among the stimulus cards.
• D)The monkey will no longer be able to recognize visual patterns and will randomly select among the stimulus cards.