Damage to the hippocampus in rats would be expected to
A) impair episodic memory.
B) promote the formation of new motor memories.
C) impair the acquisition of a stimulus-response relationship.
D) impair instrumental conditioning.
E) impair motor memory for complex behaviors.

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The hippocampus is a crucial brain structure for the formation and consolidation of episodic memories, which are memories for specific events or experiences. Therefore, damage to the hippocampus would impair episodic memory. The other choices may be affected by damage to other brain regions, but not directly related to the hippocampus.

Damage to the Hippocampus in Rats Would Be Expected to