Which of the following abilities is the newborn infant capable of performing as early as the first week of life?
A) making most of the sounds of the language in which he or she has heard prenatally
B) distinguishing the smell of his or her mother from that of other women
C) being able to grasp small objects by using the thumb and forefinger
D) being able to see through closed eyelids how objects move about in this "dim" environment

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Newborn infants are capable of recognizing the smell of their mother from that of other women as early as the first week of life. A, C, and D are not abilities that newborns typically possess in the first week of life.

Which of the Following Abilities Is the Newborn Infant Capable