Which of the Following Effects Would Result from Damage to the Amygdala

question 106

Multiple Choice

Which of the following effects would result from damage to the amygdala?

• A) lack of a startle response
• B) a normal startle response, but absence of learned fears
• C) an enhanced startle response and an enhanced response to learned fears
• D) a fear response to any novel stimulus

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