{"id":34403,"date":"2025-06-23T15:28:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=34403"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:28:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:28:30","slug":"which-of-the-following-words-is-an-example-of-underextension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/which-of-the-following-words-is-an-example-of-underextension\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following words is an example of underextension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Which of the following words is an example of underextension? Group of answer choices A. Ben only calls his father&#8217;s coffee mug a cup. B. Ben calls all farm animals cows. C. Ben calls every kind of ball a basketball. D. Ben calls all men he sees &#8220;Daddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct Answer: A. Ben only calls his father&#8217;s coffee mug a cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Underextension is a common phenomenon observed in early language development where a child applies a word too narrowly. Instead of using a word in all the appropriate contexts, the child restricts its use to a specific object or situation. This limited application does not reflect the full range of meanings that the word typically holds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of <strong>Option A<\/strong>, Ben only calls <em>his father&#8217;s coffee mug<\/em> a <em>cup<\/em>, even though many other objects\u2014such as tea cups, plastic cups, or paper cups\u2014also fall under the category of &#8220;cup.&#8221; This indicates underextension because Ben is using the word \u201ccup\u201d only for a very specific instance, rather than understanding and applying the word to all appropriate objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let&#8217;s compare this to the other options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Option B:<\/strong> Ben calls all farm animals <em>cows.<\/em> This is an example of <strong>overextension<\/strong>, where a child applies a word too broadly. Instead of limiting &#8220;cow&#8221; to the specific animal, Ben is using it to label a wide variety of farm animals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option C:<\/strong> Ben calls every kind of ball a <em>basketball.<\/em> This also illustrates <strong>overextension<\/strong>, as Ben is extending the label of one type of ball to encompass all balls, despite differences in type, function, and appearance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option D:<\/strong> Ben calls all men he sees <em>Daddy.<\/em> This is again <strong>overextension<\/strong>, where the child uses a familiar term for a broad group of people based on one shared feature (being male adults), not understanding the specific relational meaning of the word.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, underextension is characterized by overly restrictive word use, and <strong>Option A<\/strong> best demonstrates this by showing a child who uses \u201ccup\u201d for only one specific item instead of recognizing it as a general category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner10-273.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner10-273.jpeg 722w, https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner10-273-212x300.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following words is an example of underextension? Group of answer choices A. Ben only calls his father&#8217;s coffee mug a cup. B. Ben calls all farm animals cows. C. Ben calls every kind of ball a basketball. D. Ben calls all men he sees &#8220;Daddy. 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