Which reflex may have had the survival value in ancestral times of preventing infants from falling as their mothers carried them around all day?
A)the eyeblink reflex
B)the palmar grasp reflex
C)the Babinski reflex
D)the rooting reflex
E)the sucking reflex

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The palmar grasp reflex, where an infant grasps any object placed in their palm, likely had survival value by helping infants cling to their mothers, reducing the risk of falling.

Which Reflex May Have Had the Survival Value in Ancestral