The most likely result of an amygdala lesion in the most dominant monkey in a group would be:

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The amygdala is critical for social behavior and is involved in the formation and maintenance of social hierarchies. Lesions to the amygdala have been shown to result in a lower social status in the hierarchy. As the most dominant monkey in the group is likely at the top of the social hierarchy, a lesion to its amygdala would likely result in its drop in social status. Option A is not likely as an amygdala lesion typically results in damage to emotional processing, leading to reduced aggression. Option B is unlikely as the amygdala is not solely responsible for emotions, and humans with amygdala lesions have not reported a complete lack of emotions. Option C is unlikely as social avoidance is typically not a result of amygdala lesions.

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