When Sharma Learns to Speak, She Uses the Word "Puffie

question 27

Multiple Choice

When Sharma learns to speak, she uses the word "Puffie" to describe not only her own cat (whose name is Puffie) but also every cat she sees, including tigers at the zoo. Sharma's language in this case demonstrates the principle of:

• A) overextension
• B) holophrasic speech
• C) telegraphic speech
• D) deferred imitation

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Definitions:

Bootstrap Distribution

A resampling method used in statistics to estimate the distribution of a statistic by repeatedly sampling with replacement from the original data.

Resampling Method

A statistical technique involving repeated sampling from a given dataset to assess the variability of a sample statistic.

Bootstrap

A statistical method that resamples a single dataset to create many simulated samples to estimate the distribution of an estimator.

Permutation

An arrangement of all or part of a set of objects, with regard to the order of the arrangement.