When Children Assume That There Is One (And Only One)

question 14

Multiple Choice

When children assume that there is one (and only one) name for an object, they are engaging in

• A) whole object bias.
• B) taxonomic constraint.
• C) semantic bootstrapping.
• D) mutual exclusivity constraint.

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Definitions:

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