Barry Tells His 3-Year-Old Son, Billy, the Name of an Unfamiliar

question 157

Multiple Choice

Barry tells his 3-year-old son, Billy, the name of an unfamiliar object. You would expect Billy to

• A) use rules to link the word with its meaning.
• B) not use any rules to determine the meaning of the word.
• C) need to hear the new word many times before he learns its correct meaning.
• D) systematically evaluate all possible hypotheses regarding the correct meaning of the word.