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

Multiple Choice

At dinner, three-year-old Matias overhears his father tell the waitress that his tasty hamburger was "superb." Matias has never heard this word before. The next day Matias tells his mother that the grilled-cheese sandwich she made him for lunch was superb. Which of the following terms represents the process by which Matias likely learned the word "superb"?

A) underextension
B) overextension
C) fast mapping
D) telegraphic speech