Two-Year-Old Michael Already Knows the Meaning of the Word Dog

question 65

Multiple Choice

Two-year-old Michael already knows the meaning of the word dog. One day when he is at a park with his mother, they see a dog and his mother points to the dog and says, "That's a collie." Michael is likely to conclude that

• A) his mother does not know what a dog is.
• B) all dogs are called collies.
• C) a collie is a special type of dog.
• D) collie refers to some part of the dog, such as its head or tail or neck.

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