In a fear-conditioning experiment, you find a person who shows a normal skin conductance response to a conditioned stimulus (such as a blue square) but who does not consciously remember the pairing of the conditioned stimulus with the unconditioned stimulus (such as a shock). This person may have damage to the
A)amygdala.
B)hippocampus.
C)anterior cingulate.
D)basal ganglia.

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The hippocampus is responsible for encoding and retrieving memories, including those associated with fear conditioning. Damage to the hippocampus can result in an inability to consciously recall the pairing of the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus. However, since skin conductance response is a physiological response, it can still occur even in the absence of conscious recollection. Damage to other structures like the amygdala, anterior cingulate or basal ganglia may affect fear conditioning, but not in the specific way described in the question.

In a Fear-Conditioning Experiment, You Find a Person Who Shows