A Person Who Makes the Same Mistake Over and Over

question 10

Multiple Choice

A person who makes the same mistake over and over, and doesn't seem to learn from past mistakes, is displaying:

• A) Nonadaptive behavior
• B) Functional ignorance
• C) Illusory superiority
• D) Mental blindness
• E) The Flynn effect

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Definitions:

10 To 12 Months

A developmental period in infants characterized by significant growth and milestones such as beginning to walk, increased fine motor skills, and emerging language abilities.

Underextension

A language development error in which a child applies a word too narrowly, only to a specific object rather than to all objects that fit the category.

Overextension

Overextension occurs when a child in the language acquisition stage uses a single word to represent multiple objects or actions beyond the word's typical use.

Morpheme

The smallest grammatical unit in a language that carries meaning, for example, "s" in dogs to denote plurality.