An Immediate Decline in Being Afraid After Realizing That a Loud

question 16

Multiple Choice

An immediate decline in being afraid after realizing that a loud noise you heard is not a threat is due to a signal produced by the …

• A) thalamus.
• B) prefrontal cortex.
• C) hippocampus.
• D) amygdala.

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