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As the school bell rang for the lunch break, Tina’s mouth started watering thinking of her favourite food in the lunch box. This is a/an:
- (a)voluntary action
- (b)somatic reflex
- (c)acquired reflex
- (d)natural reflex
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acquired reflex
Reason — Watering of the mouth at the mere sound of the school bell is a learnt response, formed by associating the bell with food. Such learnt responses are called acquired or conditioned reflexes, as shown by Pavlov in his experiment on a dog.