AP Psychology 1.3 Developmental Psychology

question What is the bobinsky reflex in here A potential

answers are Well as you may have guessed by the

first word of literally every single answer that babin steve

reflex deals with babies there are actually quite a few

of these baby reflexes probably because people love watching babies

even though they don't really do anything except with poop

and yelling stuff But hey if we wanted to watch

that we'd hang out with our great great grandfather Other

examples of newborn reflexes or primitive reflexes to use the

more formal title include route reflects suck reflex morro reflex

tonic neck reflex grasp reflex step reflex and a bowflex

max trainer m five well that last one isn't really

reflects Absolutely just making sure you're listening So which of

these is the bobinsky reflects well not sucking their thumbs

as you might have guessed that one is the creatively

names suck reflects and actually babies will suck anything that

touches the roof of their mouth as well Any mammal

really there's a reason doctors air stressed all the time

it's because they can't get their tongue depressors back from

patients It's also not answer d you might have thought

he was the grasp reflex we mentioned earlier but the

grasp reflex On ly deals with objects that stroke the

palm it's sort of like a suck reflex of the

hand and if you don't grow out of it it

makes for some pretty awkward first dates that leaves answers

a b and c We can eliminate me because it's

not true Well it's not true about human babies Anyway

Armadillo babies instinctively coil into their patented fear balls straight

from birth but human babies actually extend their arms and

legs wind startled and then cry a lot quick Psa

if you're going to start a one always choose the

armadillo so that leaves us with a and c cheeks

or feet which one screams bobinsky on The answer is

a named after the french neurologist josef bobinsky Bobinsky reflects

describes the way babies will spread their toes in response

to being stroked on the soul of their foot Looks

like angsty teenagers aren't the only ones who can appreciate

footloose maybe it's time for a little bobinsky bacon mash

up What do you think I gotta cut loose footloose 00:02:24.07 --> [endTime] kick off my sunday booties