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gen·er·al·iza·tion (psy·chol·o·gy)
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generalization (psychology)
Generalization is the concept that humans, other animals, and artificial neural networks use past learning in present situations of learning if the conditions in the situations are regarded as similar. The learner uses generalized patterns, principles, and other similarities between past experiences and novel experiences to more efficiently navigate the world. For example, if a person has learned in the past that every time they eat an apple, their throat becomes itchy and swollen, they might assume they are allergic to all fruit. When this person is offered a banana to eat, they reject it upon assuming they are also allergic to it through generalizing that all fruits cause the same reaction. Although this generalization about being allergic to all fruit based on experiences with one fruit could be correct in some cases, it may not be correct in all. Both positive and negative effects have been shown in education through learned generalization and its contrasting notion of discrimination learning.
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Generalization (Psychology)
The phenomenon of an organism's responding to all situations similar to one in which it has been conditioned.
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The numerical value of generalization (psychology) in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of generalization (psychology) in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- 一般化（心理学）Japanese
- Tổng quát hóa (tâm lý học)Vietnamese
- 泛化（心理学）Chinese
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