Classical conditioning studies have determined that a person with a normal hippocampus and a damaged amygdala can consciously describe a conditioned stimulus-unconditioned stimulus contingency (e.g.,"That light is being paired with a shock.")but she fails to develop a conditioned fear response to the ___________.

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The question states that the person can consciously describe the contingency, so they are aware of the pairing between the light (conditioned stimulus) and the shock (unconditioned stimulus). However, because the amygdala is damaged, the person fails to develop a conditioned fear response to the conditioned stimulus. The conditioned response (fear response) is what is missing, not the conditioned or unconditioned stimulus or response.

Classical Conditioning Studies Have Determined That a Person with a Normal