Toddler Arielle sees a baby being tickled by a boy and hears her mother say, "The boy is tickling the baby." Arielle, who has never heard anyone use the word "tickling," is MOST likely

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Since Arielle's mother said "the boy is tickling the baby," Arielle is most likely to associate the word "tickling" with what the boy is doing, which is tickling the baby. Additionally, research shows that even at a young age, children are able to map new words onto familiar actions or events after a single exposure. Therefore, option A is incorrect. Option B is also incorrect because Arielle heard her mother specifically associate the word "tickling" with the boy's action. Option C is unlikely because babies are typically not capable of tickling others.

Toddler Arielle Sees a Baby Being Tickled by a Boy