Jasper is 11 months old and has a vocabulary of approximately 10 words.He is able to distinguish between the colors red and yellow.When Jasper's mother asks him to bring her a blue block that was mixed among red and yellow blocks,Jasper immediately identified a color that was in contrast to the colors he recognizes.Which process does this scenario illustrate?
A)framing effects
B)syllogistic reasoning
C)functional fixedness
D)fast mapping

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This scenario illustrates the process of "fast mapping," which refers to a child's ability to learn and remember new words after hearing them only a few times. In this case, Jasper is able to quickly associate the new word "blue" with the color he has learned as "different" or in contrast to the colors he already knows (red and yellow).

Jasper Is 11 Months Old and Has a Vocabulary of Approximately