Cindy Brought a Fake Rubber Snake into the Lab Where

question 32

Multiple Choice

 Cindy brought a fake rubber snake into the lab where her rhesus monkeys lived. Most of the monkeys responded with fear vocalizations, but one did not. Cindy knew this monkey had been in a lesion experiment prior to coming to her lab, but she didn't know what type of lesion had been done. What would you tell Cindy about her monkey?

• A) He probably didn't have a lesion at all, as ignoring fake snakes is considered normal for rhesus monkeys.
• B) He probably had a lesion in the hippocampus of both hemispheres.
• C) He probably had a lesion in the amygdala of both hemispheres.
• D) He probably had a lesion of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus.

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Definitions:

Conscious

The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings and thoughts.

Explicit

Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated, leaving nothing implied.

Repetition Priming

A cognitive phenomenon where the repeated presentation of a stimulus improves an individual's ability to respond to that stimulus.

Implicit Memory

A form of memory that occurs without conscious retrieval, affecting thoughts and behaviors based on previous experiences unconsciously.