Tiffany asks her son to reorganize groups of letters such as "skosc," "odg," "imal," and "orod" into words. In this scenario, Tiffany is using _________ of the words socks, dog, mail, and door.
A)algorithms
B)anagrams
C)overextensions
D)prototypes

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Tiffany is asking her son to rearrange the letters within each group to form actual words, which is the definition of an anagram. A prototype is a mental image or best example of a category, and overextensions occur when a child uses a word too broadly (such as calling all four-legged animals "doggie"). An algorithm is a step-by-step problem-solving strategy, but it is not directly related to this scenario.

Tiffany Asks Her Son to Reorganize Groups of Letters Such