Definition of Generalization
Noun
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(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
- stimulus generalization
- stimulus generalisation
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the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
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an idea or conclusion having general application
"he spoke in broad generalities"
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reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
- inductive reasoning
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