In a sensory preconditioning experiment, lesions to the hippocampal area lead to a(n) _____ in the CR in the _____ exposure condition.
A) decrease; compound
B) increase; compound
C) decrease; separate
D) increase; separate

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Lesions to the hippocampal area typically result in a decrease in the conditioned response (CR) because the hippocampus is crucial for associating separate events or stimuli when they are not presented together. However, in the context of this question, the correct answer is related to the compound exposure condition, where the stimuli are presented together. The hippocampus plays a key role in forming these associations, so damaging it would impair the ability to link the stimuli presented in compound, leading to a decrease in CR.

In a Sensory Preconditioning Experiment, Lesions to the Hippocampal Area