Question

Consider the following example from a child's speech: A child uses the word leaf to refer to leaves, grass, moss, green carpet, green towels, spinach, lettuce, and avocado. Which term explains the mistake this child is making

Answer 1

The child is using the color from the leaf, (green), And they are linking the color from the leaf to other items. So anything that is green, they will most likely use the word "leaf" for it.