Damage to the caudate nucleus/putamen in monkeys would be ...

[awywial]

Damage to the caudate nucleus/putamen in monkeys would be expected to
 
  A) impair spatial memory.
  B) promote the formation of new motor memories.
  C) impair the acquisition of a stimulus-response relationship.
  D) impair instrumental conditioning.
  E) impair episodic memory.

Question 2

Instrumental conditioning involves strengthening connections between
 
  A) two stimuli.
  B) the lateral and central nuclei of the amygdala.
  C) the dorsal and ventral streams.
  D) a neutral stimulus and a stimulus that produces a reflexive response.
  E) circuits that detect a stimulus and motor control circuits that produce a response.

[carojassy25]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: E
Rationale: Instrumental conditioning involves strengthening connections between circuits that detect a stimulus and motor control circuits that produce a response.

[awywial]

Excellent

[atrochim]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it