The first time josé sees a cat, his mother tells him, "that's a cat. can you say cat? " he repeats the word gleefully, and his mother praises him. the next day, he is watching a cartoon and sees a tiger on the television. he points at the tiger and says, "cat! " this is an example of

Generalization.

Explanation:

Generalization :

Taking something explicit and applying it all the more comprehensively is making a generalization.

A generalization  is taking one or a couple of actualities and making a more extensive, increasingly all inclusive explanation.

For example : you might make the generalization that only class 11th student will play football.