In contrast to how scientists working in earlier decades have conceptualized the neonatal period, scientists today understand that:
A) how the infant "attaches" to its primary caregiver is of limited significance
B) there is much more stress involved in the birth process than previously thought
C) newborns are much more capable than had previously been thought
D) newborn behaviors are controlled to a much greater degree by genetics than was previously thought

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Until the 1960s, it was thought that neonates were largely incapable of organized, self-directed behavior. Later research has shown that newborns' capabilities had been grossly underestimated. We now know that neonates are capable of organized, predictable responses and of more complex cognitive activity than was once thought.

In Contrast to How Scientists Working in Earlier Decades Have