Define and Provide Two Examples of (A) Overextension and (B)

question 108

Essay

Define and provide two examples of (a) overextension and (b) overregularization. For each type of error, describe what a child's errors of this type tell us about her language development.

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Definitions:

Source-monitoring Error

A type of memory error where a person misidentifies the source of a memory, such as confusing whether an event was experienced or imagined.

Retrieval Cue

A stimulus that allows or aids the recall of information stored in memory.

Elaboration Encoding

A mnemonic device involving the addition of extra information to aid in the memory of something.

Spreading Activation

A method within cognitive science that explains how information is retrieved in the brain, suggesting that the activation of one concept triggers related concepts.