What is the function of reflex behaviors?

Answer 1

The purpose is to prevent injury. For example, if someone shines a bright light in your eyes, your pupils automatically get smaller so that less light gets into the eye- this stops it getting damaged. Or if you get a shock, your body releases the hormone called ADRENALINE automastically- it dos'nt wait for a response.

Answer 2

The purpose is to prevent injury. For example, if someone shines a bright light in your eyes, your pupils automatically get smaller so that less light gets into the eye- this stops it getting damaged. Or if you get a shock, your body releases the hormone called ADRENALINE automastically- it dos'nt wait for a response.

Answer 3

Many things in life must occur automatically. If we had to think about every breath before we took it, or think about how hot a stove is before we remove our hand, we would have a very low survival probability. People who think about what to do when something jumps out of the bushes at them will probably not have many children. Neither would people who had to think about blinking when a bee flew toward their eye.

These problems are all addressed by reflexes. They are "hardwired" responses that get us out of the immediate danger (hopefully) in much less time than we would be able to manage if we had to reason out every response.

Answer 4

Reflexes are the reaction which you give to a stimulus without the impulse reaching the brain.These impulses are prosesses by the spinal cord.This will help to save ourselves in the situations where the brain is subjected to shock and is not in a working condition.

Answer 5

If you didn't pull your hand away when putting it into flames, you would get burned.