Motor reflexes are specific patterns of motor responses that are:
A)the result of classical conditioning.
B)triggered by physiological processes.
C)triggered by specific patterns of sensory stimulation.
D)acquired early in life.

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Motor reflexes are triggered by specific patterns of sensory stimulation, such as the knee-jerk reflex when a doctor taps the patellar tendon. They are not learned behaviors resulting from classical conditioning. While physiological processes are involved in the reflex arc, they are not the trigger for the reflex. Motor reflexes can be present from birth or acquired later in life, so D is not the correct answer.

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