The Word "Theory" Means the Same to the Scientist as It

question 113

True/False

The word "theory" means the same to the scientist as it does to the man on the street.

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Definitions:

Idiosyncratic Signs

Unique or individual symbols, behaviors, or indicators that are characteristic of a particular person.

Overgeneralization

The cognitive bias involving the extension of conclusions or rules to broader contexts than is justified by the evidence, often seen in language acquisition and stereotyping.

Overregularization

A phenomenon in language learning in which children apply regular grammatical patterns to words that are exceptions to the rule.

Overextension

A language development error in which a child applies a word to more objects than it actually represents, demonstrating an understanding but not precise use of words.