AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An orienting reflex occurs when someone is confronted with a personally significant stimulus. The orienting reflex has its origin with Pavlov and it is described in psychophysiology as a response to novelty; the habituation of the orienting reflex is determined by personal significance.

Detailed explanation-2: -The orienting response (OR), also called orienting reflex, is an organism’s immediate response to a change in its environment, when that change is not sudden enough to elicit the startle reflex.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. a behavioral response to an altered, novel, or sudden stimulus, such as turning one’s head toward an unexpected noise.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every single one of the baby’s senses orients to mom, and mom’s senses are dialed up to take in all the information coming from her new baby. In the ensuing weeks and months, mom continues to orient to baby’s needs and the baby watches and mimics mom’s facial expressions, which sets the stage for lifelong learning.