If a female rat is ovariectomized and given T at birth, she will not perform lordosis for a male. Instead, when given testosterone, she will mount. In this case, the animal has experienced

a. behavioral defeminization.
b. behavioral masculinization.
c. activational effects of estradiol and progesterone.
d. organizational effects of estradiol and progesterone.
e. organizational effects of testosterone.


Answer: b. behavioral masculinization.

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