Students in a biological psychology laboratory were investigating the ability of rats to form associations between tones and electrical shock.Lesions to which of the following structures would make it very difficult for the students to teach their rats to be afraid of the tones?

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The amygdala is a key structure involved in fear conditioning and forming associations between a conditioned stimulus (in this case, the tone) and an unconditioned stimulus (the electrical shock). Lesions to the amygdala would impair the ability of the rats to learn to be afraid of the tone. The other structures listed are not directly involved in fear conditioning.

Students in a Biological Psychology Laboratory Were Investigating the Ability