Three-year-old Hamid knows what the words "cat" and "dog" mean. One day his babysitter comes in with a box of kittens and a hamster and says, "Isn't he furry?" Since Hamid does not know the words "hamster" and "furry," he will most likely
A) classify the hamster as a "cat."
B) classify the hamster as a "dog."
C) classify the hamster as a "furry."
D) be unable to come up with a label for the hamster.

Question

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Hamid knows the words "cat" and "dog" and the hamster is furry, so he will most likely classify the hamster as a "furry."

Three-Year-Old Hamid Knows What the Words "Cat" and "Dog" Mean