Which of the Following Statements Is True

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Preschoolers more often base their notions of word meanings on defining features, and elementary schoolchildren more often use characteristic features.
B) Preschoolers more often base their notions of word meanings on characteristic features, and elementary schoolchildren more often use defining features.
C) Both preschoolers and elementary schoolchildren more often base their notions of word meanings on defining features than on characteristic features.
D) Both preschoolers and elementary schoolchildren more often base their notions of word meanings on characteristic features than on defining features.