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The conditioned Babkin reflex in human newborns

1965; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 2; Issue: 1-12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3758/bf03343457

2197-9952

Herbert Kaye,

Infant Health and Development

A study is reported which appears to obtain conditioned responding in the human newborn through the pairing of a recently discovered hand-mouth reflex with a kinesthetic conditioning stimulus. The procedure, which is short and does not require elaborate equipment, has potential usefulness as a test for differential conditionability of newborns.