The Tendency to Use Common Nouns in a Very Broad

question 6

Multiple Choice

The tendency to use common nouns in a very broad fashion,sometimes applying them incorrectly,is called __________.

• A) underextension
• B) underrestriction
• C) overrestriction
• D) overextension

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Amnesia

A loss or disturbance of memory, often due to brain injury, disease, or psychological trauma, impairing the ability to recall past experiences.

Conceptual Hierarchies

Structures that arrange knowledge and concepts from the most general to the most specific.

Species

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.