A novel female will elicit another bout of sexual behavior in a sexually satiated male rat. This is referred to as the ________ effect.
A) Bruce
B) Vandenbergh
C) Lee-Boot
D) Coolidge
E) Whitten

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The Coolidge effect refers to the phenomenon where a sexually satiated male animal (such as a rat) will show renewed sexual interest if presented with a new receptive female partner, even if he has previously mated with another female. This effect is named after a story about U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, who, while visiting a chicken farm with his wife, was told how a rooster could mate multiple times in a row with different hens. When Mrs. Coolidge asked whether the rooster did this with the same hen each time, the farmer replied, "No, ma'am, it's always with a different hen." To which Mrs. Coolidge reportedly said, "Tell that to the President!"

A Novel Female Will Elicit Another Bout of Sexual Behavior