If a Preschool-Aged Child Says "Doggies are Yucky," "Kitties Are

Question

If a preschool-aged child says "doggies are yucky," "kitties are yucky," etc., they are using
A) Repetition
B) Reformulation
C) Lexical retrieval
D) Substitution

Accepted Answer

The child is substituting the word "yucky" for their feelings towards different animals, indicating they are using substitution.