Damage to the caudate nucleus/putamen in rats would be expected to

a. impair the acquisition of a stimulus-response relationship.
b. promote the formation of new motor memories.
c. impair episodic memory.
d. impair instrumental conditioning.
e. impair spatial memory.


Answer: d. impair instrumental conditioning.

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