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 testosterone.


Answer: B

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