Question

Give two examples of conditioned reflexes from your own experience.

Answer 1

Reflex

1. A reflex action is a sudden, involuntary, unplanned response given to a stimulus. It may or may not involve the brain. For a reflex action to occur, a sensory neuron, a connector or relay neuron, and a motor neuron is required.
2. Reflexes are divided into two categories- unconditioned and conditioned reflexes.

Conditioned reflex

1. A conditioned reflex is acquired during the lifetime and is not constant. They include receptors, sensory nerves, areas of the cerebral cortex, motor nerves, and effector organs.

Examples of conditioned reflex

1. Our mouth waters when we see or smell a particularly tasty food we like eating. This does not occur for food that we have not eaten before.
2. We automatically stand up when the teacher enters the class.