Which of the following scenarios illustrates the rooting reflex?

A) Jane curling her fingers around her favorite toy
B) Abdul moving his feet forward, one foot at a time
C) Nia turning her head to the left when her cousin touches her left cheek
D) Ruby flinging her arms and drawing them back when she gets startled by the sound of a car horn

The rooting reflex is a natural instinct in newborns, where they turn their head toward anything that strokes their cheek or mouth, searching for the object by moving their head in steadily decreasing arcs until the object is found. This reflex helps babies find the breast or bottle to begin feeding. Scenario C, where Nia turns her head to the left when her cousin touches her left cheek, perfectly illustrates this reflex.