What mechanisms help infants survive before they have an opportunity to learn adaptive behavior?
A) reflexes
B) motor skills
C) vision and hearing
D) dynamic systems

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Reflexes are innate, automatic responses to specific stimuli that help infants survive before they have had the opportunity to learn adaptive behavior. For example, the rooting reflex helps infants find and latch onto a nipple for feeding.

What Mechanisms Help Infants Survive Before They Have an Opportunity