What is fast mapping?
a. The rapid rate at which chimpanzees learn sign language.
b. The ability of children to map concepts to words with only a single example.
c. The very short period of time that language input can be useful for language development.
d. A major difficulty that people face when affected by Broca's aphasia.
Answer: B
Rationale: Children's vocabulary growth does not appear to require reinforcement and occurs too rapidly to be attributed to conditioning.
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