alleryStart learning →Which response is inborn rather than learned?
AKnee jerk after a tendon tap
BTying a knot in a shoelace
CSalivation to a dinner bell
DStopping a bicycle at a red signal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Knee jerk after a tendon tap
The knee-jerk reflex does not need to be learned through repeated training.
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