Elizabeth is nursing her newborn daughter, and holds the baby up to her breast. As the breast strokes the child's cheek, the child turns her head toward the breast finds her mother's nipple, and begins to feed

This is a demonstration of the __________ reflex.
a) rooting
b) Babinski
c) Moro
d) grasping


ANS: A, When a child's cheek is stroked and he turns his head in that direction, this demonstrates the rooting reflex.

Psychology

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