A baby coos and pats his mother's face, but she does not respond. the baby makes repeated attempts through facial expressions, vocalizations, and body movements to gain her attention, all to no avail. the baby is now likely to

The answer is withdrawal response. The withdrawal reflex is a spinal reflex expected to shield the body from harming jolts. A withdrawal reflex is interceded by a polysynaptic reflex bringing about the incitement of many engine neurons so as to give a fast reaction.