Tanya (18 Months Old) Is Presented with Sentence, "The Dog

question 47

Multiple Choice

Tanya (18 months old) is presented with sentence, "The dog is blinking the cat." Tanya knows the words fly and cow, and through her understanding of the grammatical structure points to a picture of a dog that is licking a cat. This illustrates how _______ aids young children in the learning of new words.

• A) telegraphic speech.
• B) syntactic bootstrapping
• C) referent mapping
• D) underextension
• E) fast mapping

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Definitions:

Prior Service Cost

Costs that arise when a pension plan is amended to increase benefits for employee service provided in prior periods, recognized over the service periods of affected employees.

Unrecognized Prior Service Cost

Costs associated with retroactive benefits granted in pension plans, which are not immediately recognized as an expense but are amortized over time.

Years-Of-Future-Service Method

An actuarial technique used to calculate pension benefits, taking into account the expected years of service remaining for an employee.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

A retirement plan where employee benefits are calculated using a formula that considers several factors, such as length of employment and salary history, with the employer bearing the investment risk.