WONDER #638: Why Do You Get Goose Bumps?

Question 1 of 3

Getting goose bumps is a reflex called what?

1. pilomotor reflex
2. pimple reflex
3. goose flesh reflex
4. terror reflex

Question 2 of 3

The pilomotor reflex in animals has the effect of making an animal look what?

1. smaller
2. scarier
3. bigger
4. hairier

Question 3 of 3

Which of the following is an example of a feeling that can cause goose bumps?

1. fear
2. pleasure
3. surprise
4. all of the above

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