Whenever Dakota sees a baseball cap,he says,"hat," but he does not say it when he sees a stocking cap.This is an example of:

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Underextension refers to using a specific word to describe a narrow range of objects or situations, which is what is happening in this scenario. Dakota is only using the word "hat" to refer to baseball caps and not extending it to include other types of hats. Overextension, overgeneralization and undergeneralization all refer to using a word too broadly or not broadly enough, so they are not applicable in this situation.

Whenever Dakota Sees a Baseball Cap,he Says,"hat," but He Does