Question

Which of the following statements is an example of conditioned reflex?

• A. Movement of food in the alimentary canal during digestion.
• B. Closing of eyes with dust entering it.
• C. Driving a vehicle.
• D. Hand taken up with the prick of a needle.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Driving a vehicle.

Conditioned reflexes are not present at birth but acquired as the result of experience. When an action is performed repeatedly, the nervous system learns to react automatically to it. During learning, these reflexes are voluntarily controlled. However on perfection they becomes involuntary.