Which of the Following Is Not True About a Positive

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about a positive Babinski reflex?

• A) normal in newborns
• B) abnormal in adults
• C) a sign of injury to descending spinal tracts
• D) clinicians test this when a peripheral nerve injury is suspected
• E) flaring of the toes when the sole is stroked

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Definitions:

Semiotics

The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation, often applied in linguistic, cultural, and social contexts.

Pragmatics

The branch of linguistics concerned with the use of language in social contexts and the ways in which people produce and comprehend meanings through language.

Suprematism

A type of art formulated by Kazimir Malevich to convey his belief that the supreme reality in the world is pure feeling, which attaches to no object and thus calls for new, nonobjective forms in art—shapes not related to objects in the visible world.

Pure Feeling

An unalloyed emotional state that is undiluted by rational thought, often emphasized in discussions of art, music, and poetry to denote sincere or profound emotion.