Taylor Is 3 Years Old and Has a Cat Named

question 95

Multiple Choice

Taylor is 3 years old and has a cat named Rudy. At dinner, Taylor's mother says "Look! There is a cat." Taylor replies, "That not cat, cause that not Rudy!" Taylor's semantic mistake is called:

• A) overextension.
• B) underextension.
• C) overregularization.
• D) false-belief task.

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Definitions:

Partial-reinforcement Effect

A phenomenon in which behaviors are more resistant to extinction when only occasionally reinforced, rather than consistently.

Continuous-reinforcement Phenomenon

A method of learning where a desired behavior is reinforced every time it occurs, leading to faster learning.

Extinction Effect

The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response over time when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Effective Punishment

A consequence that successfully reduces the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, contingent on the behavior and appropriately administered.