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GENERALISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Synonyms:
generalisation; generalization; stimulus generalisation; stimulus generalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("generalisation" is a kind of...):
carry-over; transfer; transfer of training (application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "generalisation"):
irradiation ((Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus)
Derivation:
generalise (draw from specific cases for more general cases)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Synonyms:
generalisation; generalization; induction; inductive reasoning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("generalisation" is a kind of...):
colligation (the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Synonyms:
abstraction; generalisation; generalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("generalisation" is a kind of...):
theorisation; theorization (the production or use of theories)
Derivation:
generalise (draw from specific cases for more general cases)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An idea or conclusion having general application
Example:
he spoke in broad generalities
Synonyms:
generalisation; generality; generalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("generalisation" is a kind of...):
idea; thought (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "generalisation"):
principle; rule (a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct)
Derivation:
generalise (speak or write in generalities)
