After playing in the snow, 5-year-old Raul complains, "My feets are cold." Raul's comment shows:
A) fast mapping
B) overregularization
C) overextension
D) semantic bootstrapping

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Raul's comment demonstrates overregularization, which occurs when children apply a grammatical rule too broadly. In this case, Raul is applying the common rule of adding "s" to make plurals, even to an irregular noun ("foot" to "feet").

After Playing in the Snow, 5-Year-Old Raul Complains, "My Feets