As part of the limbic system, the __________ attaches significance to previously neutral events that are associated with fear, punishment, or reward.

A. hippocampus

B. pituitary gland

C. amygdala

D. basal ganglia

E. thalamus


C. amygdala

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A) analogy. B) deductions. C) if-then statements. D) all of the above

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