When children have learned a basic rule of language, such as how to form a plural or a past tense, and then begin to apply the rule when it seems correct, even though it is incorrect, what are they doing?
A) Overextending grammar
B) Overregularizing
C) Inflecting
D) Generalizing
B
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a. tympanic membranes c. ossicles b. semicircular canals d. Meniere's rings
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a. Raymond Cattell b. the five-factor model c. source traits d. 16 factors
Which of the following teachers is likely to be most effective?
A) one who spends much time disciplining students, thereby creating a quiet classroom B) one who understands that some students will not learn regardless of the type of instruction C) one who teaches students techniques for monitoring their own learning