Let's Say a Child Uses His Own Dog's Name (Bob)

question 115

Multiple Choice

Let's say a child uses his own dog's name (Bob) to refer to his neighbor's dog. This phenomenon is termed __________.

• A) extending
• B) multilevel parsing
• C) overgeneralization
• D) habitualizing

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Definitions:

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