Contemporary belief holds that …
A)babies experience the world 'as one great blooming, buzzing confusion'
B)babies are a 'blank slate'
C)babies are already familiar with some features of the world at birth
D)an infant's senses are fully formed at birth

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Contemporary research suggests that babies are born with some innate knowledge about the world, such as the ability to recognize faces and differentiate between some sounds, which contradicts the idea of them being a 'blank slate' or their senses being fully formed at birth. The phrase "one great blooming, buzzing confusion" is a historical view attributed to William James, reflecting older beliefs about infant perception.

Contemporary Belief Holds That …