What is an example of an orienting reflex?

a. ?a cat sniffing the air when it detects the odor of a strange animal
b. ?looking at the page of your text as you read it
c. ?watching television
d. ?looking at a person that you are having a conversation with on the bus

ANSWER:
a

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