Separating Rat Pups from Their Mothers

question 34

Multiple Choice

Separating rat pups from their mothers

• A) has the same effect as early handling.
• B) has the same effect as increased maternal grooming.
• C) produces increases in behavioral and endocrine stress responses in adulthood.
• D) both A and B
• E) both A and C

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