Jay introduced a new ball to his 2-year-old daughter, Kandi. He said, "I'm throwing the wiffle ball to you!" He then threw the new ball to Kandi. Kandi said, "Catch, wiffle, catch!" Kandi's connection of the term "wiffle" to the ball is an example of

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Kandi's connection of the term "wiffle" to the new ball is an example of fast-mapping. Fast-mapping is the ability to learn and remember new words quickly after just one exposure. This is a common ability in young children as they develop their vocabulary. Option A, overregularization, refers to when children apply grammatical rules too broadly, such as saying "goed" instead of "went". Option B, syntactic bootstrapping, is the process of using knowledge of grammar to learn the meaning of new words. Option D, semantic bootstrapping, is the process of using the meanings of words to infer grammatical rules. Neither of these options fits Kandi's situation as she is simply making a quick association between a new object and a new word.

Jay Introduced a New Ball to His 2-Year-Old Daughter, Kandi