The tendency for a conditioned response to be elicited by stimuli that are similar, but not identical, to the original conditioned stimulus.
From Latin 'generalis' meaning 'relating to all,' from 'genus' (kind, class) + '-ization' (process of).
Generalization is your brain playing it safe — if one dog bit you, your brain might get nervous around ALL dogs, even friendly ones.
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