Roger Brown's (1958) Original Word Game Can Go Wrong Because

question 32

Multiple Choice

Roger Brown's (1958) Original Word game can go wrong because:

• A) more than one word can apply to a referent, and one word can apply to several referents
• B) caregivers typically name superordinate or subordinate terms, rather than basic-level terms, when speaking to children
• C) some objects do not have obvious basic-level terms
• D) caregivers tend to refer to a part of an object rather than the whole.

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