You show a picture of an unfamiliar object to a child and tell her it is a "gop." Now you show her a picture of two of the objects and ask, "What are these?" and the child says, "gops." This demonstrates
A) overregularization.
B) an understanding of grammar.
C) the whole-object assumption.
D) rehearsal.

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The child's response demonstrates an understanding of grammar, specifically the concept of pluralization, by correctly applying the rule to a novel word.

You Show a Picture of an Unfamiliar Object to a Child