Question

Classify the following actions as natural reflex or conditioned reflex:

Removing your hand suddenly when pricked by a thorn.

Answer 1

Reflex :

1. The automatic response to any change in the internal or external environment of an organism is called reflex action or reflex.
2. There are two types of reflexes- natural or inborn reflexes and conditioned or acquired reflexes.
3. Conditioned reflexes are the ones where learning and experience are required which develop over a period of time.

Natural reflex :

1. Natural reflexes are the ones where no previous experience or learning is required.
2. Here, the removal of a hand suddenly went pricked by a thorn is not learned previously so, it is a natural reflex.