The Hypothesized Effect That Prenatal Exposure to Sex Hormones Has

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Multiple Choice

The hypothesized effect that prenatal exposure to sex hormones has on the development of the body, nervous system, and later behavior patterns is called

• A)the androgenital biasing effect.
• B)the biological biasing effect.
• C)transsexualism.
• D)androgyny.

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