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Meanings of orienting response in English

Organism's immediate response to a change in its environment.

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Examples for "startle reaction"
Examples for "startle reaction"
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He deserved something from her, even if it was a startled reaction.
Heaven and the heather
2
This prompted a startled reaction from both Venner and Kara.
Sagittarius Is Bleeding
3
She jerked back her hand at my startled reaction.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
4
It was a shoulder tap so gentle that my startled reaction was a tad excessive.
The Irish Times
5
She jumped in startled reaction, laughed out loud, tossed him a last sweet smile, and left.
Faith
Usage of orienting response in English
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Results are discussed in terms of comparison processing, context updating and orienting response patterning hypotheses put forward in cognitive psychophysiology.
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