i think C means: the regulation discourage them to willingly protect the animal, but the regulation could also provide heavy penalty that no land owner will want to harm the endangered animal

i took a different approach than you.

i simplified the stimulus to

Because

P1.memory with higher A had higher retention

P2. A will be produced if you are frighten

->so frightening memory tend to have higher retention comparing to other

i choose (C) because i think that it attacks a flaw about

2.【A will be produced when you are frighten】

(c)indicate that【but A doesn't produce only when you are frighten, there are other incidence that could produce A】

why (A) is wrong(my opinion)

1.i think 【intense】 doesn't equate 【frightening】,there could be intense-frighten and intense non-frighten. which cancel each other out

2. also the stimulus used[tend to be higher] which makes it compatible with some extreme exception. such as the[intense feeling]

i hope this help

i just finish the test and my brain is almost drained