At dinner three-year-old Bobby overhears his father tell the waitress that his tasty hamburger was delicious.The next day Bobby tells his mother that the grilled-cheese sandwich she made him for lunch was delicious.Apparently,Bobby learned the word delicious through the process of
A) fast mapping.
B) overextension.
C) underextension.
D) telegraphic speech.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Fast Mapping refers to the process by which children learn the meaning of a new word after only a brief encounter with it. Here, Bobby has overheard his father use the word delicious to describe his hamburger and has quickly learned the meaning of the word without any explicit instruction.

At Dinner Three-Year-Old Bobby Overhears His Father Tell the Waitress