Two-year-old Ariel's parents recently bought her an aquarium and have begun to point at the moving animals and call them "fish." Despite having only heard the word "fish" a few times, Ariel appears to realize that the term refers to those little moving things in the tank. Ariel's behavior is best explained by

A. infant-directed speech.
B. the one-to-one principle.
C. fast mapping.
D. the cardinality principle.


Answer: C

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