Which One of the Following Illustrates an Overgeneralization Error? the Concepts

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following illustrates an overgeneralization error? The concepts in question are italicized.

• A) Abe knows what the words tall and short mean, but he doesn't realize that one is the opposite of the other.
• B) Ben thinks that all animals have to have fur and four legs; therefore snakes, bumblebees, and people cannot possibly be animals.
• C) Carolyn thinks that baby dolls are not real babies because they do not cry.
• D) Donna thinks that whales and dolphins are kinds of fish, when they are actually mammals instead.

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