Four-Year-Old Faisal and His Mother Were Visiting Faisal's Older Sister's

Multiple Choice

Four-year-old Faisal and his mother were visiting Faisal's older sister's kindergarten classroom. Faisal pointed at his sister's teacher and asked his mother, "What's that mom's name?" Faisal's apparent assumption that all women are mothers is evidence of his use of _____.

A) lexical addition
B) categorical embellishment
C) vocabulary expansion
D) fast-mapping