Joseph LeDoux postulated the existence of both a fast and a slow fear pathway. When a person sees a bear, for example, the thalamus routes this information to the _____, which makes a quick appraisal of the situation. Simultaneously, the thalamus routes this information to the visual cortex, and you ultimately are able to identify the bear as the information travels along the _____ visual stream.
A) hippocampus; ventral
B) hippocampus; dorsal
C) amygdala; ventral
D) amygdala; dorsal
C) amygdala; ventral
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a. disorganized b. borderline c. catatonic d. paranoid
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