Intrinsic Control Mechanisms Involve the Interactions of Several Different Organs

question 54

True/False

Intrinsic control mechanisms involve the interactions of several different organs.

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Definitions:

Primary Circular Reaction

A repetitive action in infants aimed at experiencing a desired effect, such as sucking or grasping, part of sensorimotor development stages proposed by Piaget.

Involuntary Actions

Actions that occur without the individual's conscious choice, often reflexive or automatic bodily functions like breathing or the heartbeat.

Moro Reflex

A primitive reflex found in infants, characterized by spreading the arms, unspreading them, then crying, in response to a sensation of falling.

Secondary Circular Reaction

is a developmental phase in early childhood identified by Piaget, in which infants repeat actions that affect the environment, indicating the beginning of intentional behavior.