In the context of a child's acquisition of particular meanings for words,which scenario exemplifies the principle of contrast?
A)A child says "white" when a parent says "black."
B)A child gets confused when his mother calls his teddy bear "Theodore" instead of "Teddy."
C)When a child says that he "runned home," a parent says "you ran home."
D)One child has no difficulty learning word meanings while a child just one year younger struggles.

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The principle of contrast suggests that children assume different words have different meanings. The confusion over "Theodore" vs. "Teddy" shows the child expects distinct names to have distinct meanings.

In the Context of a Child's Acquisition of Particular Meanings