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

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.