Four-year-old Kaya is given a puppet and told to teach it all of the names that she can think of for certain animals and food items. At one point, she is asked the following questions about a lion: "Is it an animal?" and "Is it a type of cat?" Her correct response of "yes" to both questions indicates that Kaya understands

A. object permanence.
B. seriation.
C. hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
D. classification hierarchies.


Answer: D

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