While walking down the street in a poorly-lit area one evening, you hear the faintest of sounds behind you. Your ears perk up and you suddenly realize that there are footsteps getting closer and closer to you
You feel your heart begin to beat faster, your skin break out in a cold sweat, and your breathing begins to speed up. As the footsteps catch up to you and the other pedestrian hurries past you without a glance or a word, you begin to remember your Psychology 101 course where you learned that the __________ is the brain structure that rapidly detects danger and produces rapid protection responses without conscious participation.
a. amygdala
b. basal ganglia
c. hippocampus
d. pituitary gland
A
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