Generality (psychology)
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The Assumption of Generality underlies the research work of the experimental analysis of behavior
Experimental analysis of behavior
The experimental analysis of behavior is the name given to the school of psychology founded by B.F. Skinner, and based on his philosophy of radical behaviorism. A central principle was the inductive, data-driven examination of functional relations, as opposed to the kinds of hypothetico-deductive...

in which the effects of schedules of reinforcement in non-humans (often pigeons) is assumed to generalize to humans. Generality can effect many daily things in a person. The naturalization of the sun light helps our bodies to stay awake and keep motivated. The darkness that comes with night tells are body to slow down for the day and get some rest. The ability to survive comes with generality. Experiments have been done to test inescapablilty and insolubility.

Fergus Lowe has questioned the generality of schedule effects in cases of fixed-interval performance among humans and non-humans.
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