When learning a new word, children apply it to other objects in the same category, a strategy known as ______.
A. logical extension
B. fast mapping
C. mutual exclusivity
D. telegraphic speech
Answer: A
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a. as early as the teen years. c. in preverbal children. b. among very young children. d. only after children enter school.
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a. cross-sectional c. longitudinal b. strain d. biographical
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