undergeneralisation

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Noun

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undergeneralisation (countable and uncountable, plural undergeneralisations)

  1. Alternative form of undergeneralization
    • 2014, Scott Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, Laura Namy, Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding, →ISBN, page 318:
      A common undergeneralisation would be a child restricting the word 'doggie' to her family pet.