Mary and eric are outside playing one day when eric looks up and asks, "what's that big bright ball in the sky?" mary replies that it is the sun. That night, eric looks out his bedroom window and sees a big, bright ball in the sky. "look, mary, it is the sun!" he exclaims. This example shows that eric has used ________ for his new knowledge.\
Social Studies · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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The scenario describes a common cognitive process known as generalization. Eric has taken the knowledge that a big bright ball in the sky is called the "sun" and generalized this concept to apply to another bright object he sees at night, which is actually the Moon. Generalization occurs when someone applies a rule or concept from a specific instance to other different instances, even when it may not be appropriate.