A father says to his son, "Go over to the chair and get my overcoat." (The overcoat is the only item on the chair.) The next day, the son talks about his daddy's overcoat; apparently he has already learned this new word. This is an example of

a. pragmatics
b. habituation.
c. an overextension.
d. fast mapping.


Ans: d

Psychology

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