Overextensions
A) occur more often when children are producing words than when they are comprehending words.
B) occur when children define a word too narrowly.
C) are not influenced by feedback from parents.
D) become more common as children get older.

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Overextensions occur more often when children are producing words than when they are comprehending words, as they may use a word they know to label multiple items that share some characteristics with the known item, indicating a part of the language acquisition process where children are actively experimenting with language use.