While visiting the House of Reptiles, four-year-old Montel excitedly shouts out, "Look at that tongue Mommy!" as he points to a snake sticking out its tongue. Montel's two-year-old sister Sage now thinks that snakes are called "tongues." Why does she make this incorrect assumption?

A. whole-object assumption
B. proximity assumption
C. overextension assumption
D. focal assumption


Answer: A

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