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.

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The caudate nucleus and putamen are part of the basal ganglia, which are involved in instrumental conditioning or the learning of associations between actions and their consequences. Damage to these structures would impair the ability to learn and execute such associations.

Damage to the Caudate Nucleus/putamen in Rats Would Be Expected