 We'll turn this into something useful. If you haven't figured it out by now, folks, I'm shaving my head. There's a reason I'm shaving my head, but we're going to come back to that. This is like a Quentin Tarantino film. We're going to start with the end first. A gentleman asked a while ago, or a lady asked a while ago, I don't really know, because it all kind of blends together about the effects of generalization. Well, the only way to answer the effects of generalization is to demonstrate a little bit about generalization. So, one of the things that I figured I would demonstrate is in response generalization. So, let me go on response generalization. What the hell are you talking about? Well, I'm talking about the fact that I'm in my backyard. I am not in the bathroom. I am not at the barber shop. I am engaging in a response in a rather different environment. Actually, so it's the same environment. Let me back up, because these can kind of be confusing. So, we're in my backyard today. Normally, backyard predicts having a drink or two, maybe having coffee, maybe doing a little bit of work and doing some weeding, which as I'm down here like this I notice weeding needs to be done. But anyway, so maybe doing some weeding. Whatever, right? Well, normally we would have those types of responses in this particular environment. However, today this environment is getting a new response. So, same old stimulus is resulting in a new response. The same old stimulus is my backyard. The new response is shaving in it. You're going, why are you shaving in it? That doesn't really matter or concern you. But I'm sure if you think hard enough the day that I'm doing the shaving is a day where we're cleaning the house. And let's just say I didn't get this done soon enough. So, in order to not make a mess and avoid a bunch of headaches, both for me and my lovely bride I'm shaving outside. Engaging in some response generalization. So, what are the negative effects? I don't know. What are the positive effects? The positive effects aren't well. Now I know that I can shave pretty much anywhere in my property and be okay. Maybe there's some negative effects or two. I'll bet the neighbors behind me might be a little annoyed at the moment. Oh well, whatever. They're a shoe not mine. They're not complaining about my response yet. So, I'll maintain this response for a while now. In fact, I have a feeling that this is going to be a rather functional response. And it might get trapped by some natural contingencies. I don't have to clean up my mess. Right? This is going to be our... It's just going to be getting a little long, folks. So, it's going to be a little bit easier on me when I'm done, other than the fact that it's getting all of my clothes. Other effects of generalization. Well, you know, the idea is that when generalization happens you're kind of extending the limits under which the behaviors occur or under which stimuli are associated with a particular response. So, you find the end and you find the beginning, so to speak, the gradient under which different behaviors happen. Of course, I'm talking about stimulus generalization now. So, that's one of the effects. You really learn the limits and where you can do stuff and where you can't. Society tends to control them again. You know, this controlling response here might actually come out and yell at me, but who knows? Like I said, I don't really care. But depending on the level of yelling and what they do, it might actually control behavior. Anyway, I ramble on a little bit to say that the question about just generalization of facts, I don't know. I can't think of any very specific... I can't think of any particular problems of generalization and benefits other than the problems and the benefits, right? You learn where to do stuff and when not to do stuff and when to do stuff and all those fun little things. So, I have no idea how good I look here and how if I missed anything or not. So, I did forget to bring a mirror with me, so I probably just have to play back the video and see if there's any spots that are missing. But now you know my little secret, folks. I shave my head and my face with my same device all at the same time. So, maybe you can engage in some response generalization and try shaving and all sorts of new places. So, it's kind of fun. Take care. See you soon. That was a video on behavior analysis. If you like it, please share it. Please subscribe. Please donate. We'd like to eat. I'm hungry.