Which term describes the ability for effects to generalize across people, places, and time?

• A. Analytical
• B. Generality
• C. Lawfulness of Behavior
• D. Empiricism

Answer: (B)

Generalization describes the ability for the effects of a behavior change to occur across different people, settings, and times. When a skill learned in one context shows up with different individuals, in various environments, and remains effective over time, we say there is high generality. The term that best fits this idea is generality, capturing the cross-context reach of the change. The other options relate to broader principles rather than cross-context transfer: analytical concerns itself with establishing functional relations through data; the lawfulness of behavior (determinism) is about behavior being shaped by environmental variables in an orderly way; empiricism focuses on relying on observation. So, generality is the correct term because it directly denotes the cross-context reach of the effects.