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Quotation from The Principles of Psychology by William James
“The baby, assailed by eyes, ears, nose, skin, and entrails at once, feels it all as one great blooming, buzzing confusion”
The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I, Chapter XIII: Discrimination and Comparison
James's image of the infant's undifferentiated sensory world, from which discrimination must develop.
Citation: "The baby, assailed by eyes, ears, nose, skin, and entrails at once, feels it all as one great blooming, buzzing confusion" — William James, The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I, Chapter XIII: Discrimination and Comparison. (id the-principles-of-psychology-q10)
Portrait: William James by Alice M. Boughton, c. 1907, platinum print, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-NPG 87 37James-000001 (cropped), Alice Boughton, Public domain.
