alleryA teacher says "I am looking at the box". A pupil later says "the cat is at the desk" for under. This is a(n)
AInduced error
BOverproduction
CSimplification
DLocal error
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Induced error
1. The misleading teaching example led the pupil to equate "at" with "under".
2. Errors caused by such teaching are induced errors.
3. Simplification and overproduction have other causes, and a local error only describes effect on meaning.
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