When an object touches baby Geraldine's palm, she closes her fist tightly around it. If the object is lifted up, Geraldine hangs on and is lifted up with it. Geraldine is demonstrating the ______ reflex
a) rooting
b) Moro startle
c) grasping
d) sucking
ANS: C, The grasping reflex results in a tight grip on an object.
Psychology
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