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In the early days of the field of psychology, William James (1890/1990) described the world of the infant as “one great blooming, buzzing confusion” (p. 462), but today we know this statement seriously underestimates the ability of newborns to receive information about the world in an organized way and to respond to that information. As we said earlier in this chapter, all the senses begin developing during the prenatal period and become functional before birth. Some are more advanced in their development than others when the infant is born, but there is no doubt the newborn can hear, see, taste, smell, and respond to touch.