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You and your significant other like to revisit the restaurant where you had your first date and always request to sit at the same table where you first sat. On your anniversary, you arrive at the restaurant to find another couple sitting at "your table," and you feel frustrated. Your claiming of the table would be referred to as a proxemic behavior.
Recasting
In language learning, the method of correcting a student's mistake by correctly reformulating their erroneous utterance without explicit indication of the error.
Expanding
Increasing in size, volume, quantity, or scope; extending or spreading out from a center or in all directions.
Labeling
The act of identifying or characterizing someone or something with a descriptor or name, often related to social stigma or categories.
Williams Syndrome
A rare genetic condition characterized by mild to moderate intellectual disability or learning difficulties, unique personality characteristics, distinctive facial features, and heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) problems.
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