Generalizations Flashcards
1
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What are generalizations
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Generalizations are the ability where a study can apply to most people at most times, even to those who did not participate in study
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Advantages of generalization
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- Predicts how people behave in society and social behaviors
- App os has realizes similarities that are nornothentic not ideographic leading to an increase in actual reliability u
- If sample size is big then it can lead to generalizations being made
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Disadvantages of generalization
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- Cannot always generalize to all countries as may function in different ways
- Ecological validity when low cannot make generalizations
- Assumes nonethentric approach with rules and predictability which does tend to ignore or tries to ignore individual differences