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An infant moves involuntarily when you touch the soles of his feet. such a movement is

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The movement is a called a reflex, which is a sudden muscle movement in response to a stimuli. The reflex you are describing is a reflex known as a plantar reflex, which is present in infants and children but goes away before adulthood (ideally).
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