An experimenter points to an object and says "That's foff." What will children almost always guess that foff refers to?
A) some part of the object
B) the whole object
C) the material of which the object is made
D) the color of the object

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Children typically assume that "foff" refers to the whole object, rather than a specific part, material, or color. This is known as the whole-object assumption, which is a common early language learning strategy.

An Experimenter Points to an Object and Says "That's Foff