overinclusion
/ˌəʊv(ə)rɪnˈkluːʒn/ /ˌəʊv(ə)rɪŋˈkluːʒn/Psychology
noun
The indiscriminate inclusion of apparently irrelevant responses to a stimulus, as observed in some forms of mental illness.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of Mental Science. From over- + inclusion.
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