answer:In generalization, one takes a specific and extrapolates to a broader group of circumstances. Sometimes, it can be a good thing. Say a child touches a hot burner. The child then generalizes and will not touch a hot burner again. Where generalization can go wrong is that sometimes the specifics are not accurately generalized to a larger group. In the example above, the child might refuse to ever touch any stove. Stereotyping is attributing certain characteristics to a group based on some common factor the group has. For example, all fat people are jolly and lazy. Stereotypes by their nature are inaccurate since not all members of a specific group of people who share one commonality necessarily share others.