Toddler Seth calls all his stuffed animals, including teddy bears, bunnies, dogs, and ducks, "bear." When shown pictures of a teddy bear and a toy stuffed rabbit and asked to point to the bear, which behavior is Seth's MOST likely response?
A) He will point to both the rabbit and the bear.
B) He will point to neither the rabbit nor the bear.
C) He will point to only the bear.
D) It is unclear whether he will point to the bear or the rabbit, but he will point to one and only one of the objects.

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Since Seth calls all of his stuffed animals "bear," it is most likely that he will point to only the bear when shown pictures of a teddy bear and a stuffed rabbit. He may not recognize the rabbit as a "bear" since it does not resemble a bear as closely as the teddy bear does.

Toddler Seth Calls All His Stuffed Animals, Including Teddy Bears