If a female rat is ovariectomized and given T at birth, she will not perform lordosis for a male even when given estradiol and progesterone. 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: a. behavioral defeminization.
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