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Responses to sudden contact of the teeth with a hard object hidden in soft food were investigated in seven individuals. The result recorded was unexpected stoppage of jaw movement, rather than a jaw opening reflex commonly thought to occur.
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Gibbs et al. (1973) studied this question.
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