A Reflex That Occurs When the Infant's Cheek Is Stroked

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Short Answer

A reflex that occurs when the infant's cheek is stroked.The infant turns his/her head toward the side that was touched in an apparent effort to find something to suck.

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Definitions:

Visual Tasks

Activities or assignments designed to be completed or understood through the use of sight.

Sound Localization

Sound localization is the ability to determine the origin of a sound in space, involving auditory processes that help identify direction and distance of sounds.

Presbycusis

Loss of the ability to hear sounds of high frequency.

Sensory Deprivation

The intentional reduction or removal of stimuli from one or more of the senses, often used for relaxation, meditation, or in psychological experiments.