Overregularization in a Child's Speech Patterns Indicates That _____

question 151

Multiple Choice

Overregularization in a child's speech patterns indicates that _____.

• A) the child is entering a sensitive period of language development
• B) the child can apply grammatical rules to vocalizations
• C) logical extension is now possible
• D) fast-mapping has occurred

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Definitions:

Hyperpolarization

A change in a cell's membrane potential making it more negative, typically reducing the likelihood of generating an action potential.

Terminal Button

The small knoblike structures at the ends of axons that release chemical signals from the neuron into the synapse.

Axon Hillock

The cone-shaped region of an axon of a neuron where the axon originates from the cell body, and is considered the decision point for neural action potentials.

Soma

The cell body of a neuron, containing the nucleus and metabolic machinery necessary for maintaining the cell's functions.