In which test condition below would you expect a memory deficit in a rat with hippocampal damage?

A) passive avoidance: tested while hungry
B) Skinner box: pressing for a food pellet on an FR-5 schedule of reinforcement
C) Morris water maze: released from a different starting point on each trial
D) 8-arm maze: trained and tested while food satiated
E) Morris water maze: released from the same starting point on each trial

Answer: C

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