When a child produces a single word, such as bottle, it may mean a variety of things, such as "I want the bottle" or "there's the bottle" or "I like the bottle." This type of usage is referred to as:

a. an adaptation
b. holophrastic speech
c. an overextension
d. telegraphic speech

b

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As a sleep researcher is monitoring you, he notices that your brain waves are showing almost all delta waves. He awakens you at this point, and you awaken in a complete state of confusion. You are most likely in which stage of sleep?

a. Stage 4 of NREM b. REM sleep c. Stage 2 of NREM d. Stage 1 of NREM

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