Baby Chloe startles when she hears a loud sound. She arches her back, throws back her head, and flings out her arms. Which reflex is she demonstrating?

A. positive: Younger dying adults may experience positive emotions sometimes, but positivity is not the emotion consistently found to be higher than in older dying adults.
B. invincible: Feeling invincible is more characteristic of some healthy young adults; it’s not an emotional response typical of younger people who are dying.
C. calm: Older adults nearing death often report greater acceptance and calm; younger dying adults tend to experience stronger negative emotional reactions.
D. cheated: Younger adults who face terminal illness commonly report feeling “cheated” (heightened anger, unfairness, loss of expected future) more than older adults, making this the best choice.

A. find something to grasp: Grasping is produced by the palmar (or palmer) grasp reflex, not the rooting reflex; rooting directs head/mouth movements.
B. calm down: Rooting itself is an orienting reflex; while successful sucking can soothe an infant, the reflex’s primary purpose is locating a nipple, not direct calming.
C. find something to suck: The rooting reflex causes infants to turn toward cheek stimulation and open the mouth so they can latch and suck (feeding).
D. go to sleep: Rooting does not purposefully induce sleep; it’s an adaptive feeding reflex.