Psychology 2410A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Plantar Reflex, Moro Reflex

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2410A/B
• Professor: Sandra Hessels

Document Summary

Rooting: babies will turn their head and make a sucking noise if you touch the corner of their mouth. Sucking: babies will suck on anything that touches the roof of their mouth. Moro: loud noises cause infants to stretch their arms out and crunch their legs. Babies will clench their hands into a first if the palm of their hands is stimulate. Babinski: infants toes will fan out if the bottom of their foot is stroked. Swimming: infants will automatically hold their breath if put under water. Stepping: infant will make a stepping motion if held up right. Spinal galant: if your finger down an infant"s spine, they will squirm towards the side that was stroked. Tonic neck: when an infants head is turned to one direction, their arm sticks out and the opposing arm curls. Traditional view: switch from subcortical control to cortical voluntary control.