Based on the Research in Chapter 5, How Would You

question 49

Essay

Based on the research in Chapter 5, how would you go about making sure that a 9-month-old child learns the names of objects that are made up of several parts (e.g., box for a box with a bottom and a lid, flute for a flute whose parts screw together, pen for a pen with a cap). Specifically, how would the child avoid thinking that words like box or pen refer to just the lid or the cap?

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