AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Reflexes. Perhaps the simplest example of an innate behavior is a reflex action: an involuntary and rapid response to a stimulus, or cue. One example of a human reflex action is the knee-jerk reflex.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reflex: An automatic, unlearned response to a stimulus.

Detailed explanation-3: -A reflex is an involuntary (say: in-VAHL-un-ter-ee), or automatic, action that your body does in response to something-without you even having to think about it. You don’t decide to kick your leg, it just kicks. There are many types of reflexes and every healthy person has them. In fact, we’re born with most of them.

Detailed explanation-4: -A reflex action is a movement that is performed independently of an organism’s will. In other words, this action is involuntary and nearly instantaneous. Typically, this type of behaviour is exhibited when an organism reacts to a stimulus that can potentially cause harm if it does not react in time.

Detailed explanation-5: -responses to stimuli that are involuntary or free from conscious control (e.g., the salivation that occurs with the presentation of food) and therefore serve as the basis for classical conditioning.