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Meaning of GENERALISATION

Pronunciation:  `jenuruli'zeyshun

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
  2. [n]  reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
  3. [n]  the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
  4. [n]  an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"
 
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 Synonyms: abstraction, generality, generalization, induction, inductive reasoning, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization
 
 See Also: carry-over, colligation, idea, irradiation, principle, rule, theorisation, theorization, thought, transfer, transfer of training

 

 

 

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