Which of the Following Statements About Reflexes Is NOT True

question 171

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about reflexes is NOT true?

• A) their existence can be tested for by a neuropsychologist during the course of a neuropsychological examination
• B) the mastication or chewing reflex is elicited by stroking the normal infant's tongue or lips
• C) they are defined as voluntary motor responses to stimuli
• D) many of them have survival value for infants

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Definitions:

Genetic Drift

A random change in allele frequency in a small breeding population.

Genetic Bottleneck

A sharp reduction in the size of a population due to environmental events or human activities, which leads to a decrease in genetic diversity.

Founder Effect

Genetic drift that results from a small population colonizing a new area.

Frequency-Dependent Selection

Frequency-Dependent Selection refers to an evolutionary process by which the fitness of a phenotype or genotype depends on its frequency relative to other phenotypes or genotypes in the population.