The Rooting Reflex Refers to a Newborn's Tendency to

question 96

Multiple Choice

The rooting reflex refers to a newborn's tendency to

• A)stand up and attempt to walk when placed on its knees.
• B)open its mouth to seek food when touched on the cheek.
• C)cry when approached by unfamiliar people.
• D)close its eyes when startled by loud noises.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

The method of transforming behavior intensity by administering either reinforcements or punishments.

Shaping

A method of training by which successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced.

Withholding Reinforcement

is a behavioral strategy where a positive outcome or reward is not given, aiming to decrease or eliminate a certain behavior.

Extinction

In behavior psychology, the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.