Rats with hippocampal damage will differ in which of the following ways from rats with intact hippocampi?
A. Previously extinguished freezing will reappear in response to the conditioned stimulus.
B. Extinction of previously learned freezing behavior will generalize to all contexts.
C. Extinction of previously learned freezing behavior will occur in the same place in which extinction training occurred, but freezing will occur in all other contexts.
D. No differences will be observed, because the amygdala is responsible for managing context, not the hippocampus.
Answer: B
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