A child looks at a writing instrument that has an eraser on the end,a sharp tip,and is filled with graphite.She calls it a "pencil." What process has occurred?

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The process that has occurred here is abstraction, in which the child has identified the common characteristics of this writing instrument, such as the eraser, sharp tip, and graphite filling, and given it a name, in this case "pencil."

A Child Looks at a Writing Instrument That Has an Eraser