A Rat's Performance on the Morris Water Maze, a Test

Multiple Choice

A rat's performance on the Morris water maze, a test of spatial ability and memory, will be affected in what way by a lesion to the amygdala?

A) The rat will be impaired in learning all aspects of the water maze.
B) The rat will not be impaired in a basic water maze task, but it will fail to show the stronger retention that would otherwise be expected if the task includes a physical stressor.
C) The rat will be impaired in the basic aspects of the water maze task, but it will still show an improvement in retention if the task includes a physical stressor.
D) The rat will be unimpaired in learning the water maze task because the amygdala is important only for the expression of previously learned conditioned responses.