A student drops a spoon on the floor as she carries her dish to the kitchen. As the spoon clatters loudly on the tile floor, she exclaims, "Ooooooh, sorry!" This is an example of a:

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The student's exclamation of "Ooooooh, sorry!" is a response cry, which is an involuntary vocalization made in response to a sudden, unexpected, or painful stimulus. In this case, the stimulus was the loud clatter of the spoon hitting the floor.

A Student Drops a Spoon on the Floor as She