In a Conditioned Emotional Response (CER) Study, a Tone Is

question 31

Multiple Choice

In a conditioned emotional response (CER) study, a tone is paired with a foot shock for a rat. After several trials, the tone alone is a CS that can elicit fear emotional responses. Which of the following is true of the physiology of this fear response?

• A) Damage to the lateral nucleus of the amygdala impairs CER learning.
• B) Tone-shock pairings rapidly decrease the electrical activity of the lateral nucleus of the amygdala.
• C) Damage to the central nucleus of the prefrontal cortex impairs CER learning.
• D) Inactivation of the ventral nucleus of the amygdala during CER training blocked the formation of the CER.
• E) Damage to the amygdala facilitates emotional responding.

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