After being told the large round object on the desk is a “globe,” Miriam points to a picture of a globe on her mother’s laptop screensaver and says, “Globe.” Miriam’s ability to correctly identify the screensaver image after just learning the

word is referred to as __________.

a) fast-mapping
b) under extension
c) accelerated learning
d) over extension


Answer: a

Psychology

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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