When Utsav is riding in the car with his mother, he will point at buses, vans, bikes, and trucks and say "car." This is an example of
A) an overextension.
B) an underextension.
C) fast mapping.
D) overregularization.

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This is an example of overextension, which refers to when a child uses a word too broadly and applies it to objects that do not fit the category of the word. In this case, Utsav is using the word "car" to refer to vehicles that are not actually cars.

When Utsav Is Riding in the Car with His Mother