In this lesson, you read about the beginnings of becoming a human, which begs the question, 'Are human babies equipped with anything when they are born?' Some have theorized that babies are born a "tabula rasa" or blank slate. Others argue that babies come pre-equipped with skills, tendencies, temperaments, and preferences at birth. Read the humorous (and, of course, entirely made-up) article"Study reveals babies are stupid" from the ONION and the blog"Babies do the math" from Psychology Today.

Comment on what you have learned during your studies of child development so far. What are babies and very young children actually capable of? Have we under- or over-estimated our earliest abilities?