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The first time José sees a cat, his mother tells him, "That's a cat. Can you say cat?" He repeats the word gleefully, and his mother praises him. The next day, he is watching a cartoon and sees a tiger on the television. He points at the tiger and says, "Cat!" This is an example of ________.

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Answer:

Generalization.

Step-by-step explanation:

Generalization :

Taking something explicit and applying it all the more comprehensively is making a generalization.

A generalization is taking one or a couple of actualities and making a more extensive, increasingly all inclusive explanation.

For example : you might make the generalization that only class 11th student will play football.

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