Generalization Occurs When a Person Responds

question 97

Multiple Choice

Generalization occurs when a person responds:

• A) similarly to slightly different stimuli.
• B) similarly to the same stimuli.
• C) differently to different stimuli.
• D) similarly to all stimuli.

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

The inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and another person's perspective.

Accommodation

The cognitive process of revising existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding so that new information can be incorporated.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, a concept important in cognitive development.

Conservation

In cognitive psychology, the understanding that an object's or substance's quantity remains the same even when its appearance changes, a concept developed by Jean Piaget.