Humans and many other animals can innately recognize familiar objects in their surroundings, irrespective of the angle they are observed from, changes in lighting or other shifts in the surrounding ...

Our ability to generalize from previous experiences enables us to select appropriate behaviours when we encounter similar situations. However, over- or under-generalization could lead to the selection ...

Variability is crucially important for learning new skills. Consider learning how to serve in tennis. Should you always practice serving from the exact same location on the court, aiming at exactly ...

It’s a question that’s been around for a very long time: which is better to focus on, specialization or generalization? Many people have to ask themselves this as they develop skills for a future ...

The fight or flight response is a physiological alert system that protects the body from perceived threats. Patients with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) fail to discriminate dangerous stimuli ...

One of the most interesting features of the human brain is its ability to extract general principles from specific cases. According to many philosophers and psychologists, generalization is an ...