Many people shy away from the idea of making decisions based on stereotypes. Why? Stereotype has a negative connotation. But a stereotype is simply a generalization about how a group of people behaves ...

In “Generalizing Generalizability in Information Systems Research,” Lee andBaskerville (2003) try to clarify generalization and classify it into four types. Unfortunately, their account is problematic ...

And a profoundly faulty generalization, plucked from the brilliant work of Nobel-prize winning economist James Heckman, is sabotaging early childhood policy and jeopardizing the well-being of ...

Generalization means an athlete is involved in a variety of different sports throughout the year, while specialization defines an athlete who decides to place his or her whole focus on one ...

A new book argues that you can be more successful in life if you learn different things and don't try to be an expert. In "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World", author David ...

Anxiety disorders are commonly associated with increased generalization of fear from a stress- or trauma-associated environment to a neutral context or environment. Differences in context ...

Generalizations in a workplace: We’ve all heard them at one time or another. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

The consensus on the binge-drinking, all-nighter, romantically promiscuous, overtly spirited, wide-eyed smiling plastic-storage-container-holding college student is more a generalization than a ...