Suppose You Take a Rat and Expose It to a Large

question 420

Multiple Choice

Suppose you take a rat and expose it to a large house cat. If the rat showed no fear of the cat, you might predict the rat had damage to the:

• A) medulla.
• B) amygdala.
• C) right prefrontal cortex.
• D) left prefrontal cortex.

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