While peering into the lighted tanks at the pet store, inquisitive 2-year-old Abby excitedly squeals, “Mommy, look at the mouses! Mommy, mouses! Come see!” Abby’s use of the word “mouses” illustrates the grammatical mistake of __________
a) over-regularization
b) under-regularization
c) over-grammarization
d) under-grammarization
Answer: a
Psychology
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