Erica is a two-year-old girl. She sees an owl for the first time and asks her mother what it is, and her mother replies that "it is an owl." Now, every time Erica sees a bird she calls it an "ool." This process is called _____.

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Overextension occurs when a child applies a word more broadly than it is usually applied, which is what Erica is doing by calling all birds "ool," based on her initial learning that an owl is called "ool."

Erica Is a Two-Year-Old Girl