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 "sorry" is a response cry, which is a vocalization made in response to a startling or unexpected event. In this case, the loud clattering of the spoon is the unexpected event that prompted the response cry.

A Student Drops a Spoon on the Floor as She