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Is Generalization Decay a Fundamental Law of Psychology?

2023-05-03

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<p>Generalizations strengthen in traditional sciences, but in psychology (and social and behavioral sciences, more generally) they decay. This is usually viewed as problem requiring solution, but it could be viewed as a law-like phenomenon. Generalization decay cannot be squelched because human behavior is metastable and all behavioral data collected thus far have resulted from a thin sliver of human time.</p>

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Literature Corpus work: ac774f34-1d78-5925-ba6a-1388c79a16f7
DOI: 10.31222/osf.io/ygn9b

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