Damage to the ________ Would Most Likely Interfere with Learning

question 103

Multiple Choice

Damage to the ________ would most likely interfere with learning a conditioned fear response to the sight of a dog that had threatened you on several occasions.

• A) hippocampus
• B) basal ganglia
• C) hypothalamus
• D) cerebellum

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Definitions:

Ecologist

A scientist who studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment.

Adapted

The process through which an organism becomes better suited to its environment, often through genetic changes or behavioral shifts over generations.

Succession

The process by which ecosystems undergo change and development over time, often following disturbances.

Pioneer Species

The first species to colonize previously disrupted or damaged ecosystems, initiating a chain of ecological succession that ultimately leads to a more biodiverse steady-state ecosystem.