In behavioral psychology, the assumption of generality is the assumption that the results of experiments involving schedules of reinforcement, conducted on non-human subjects (often pigeons), can be generalized to apply to humans.
[1][2][3] If the assumption holds, many aspects of daily human life can be understood in terms of these results.
The naturalization of sunlight helps our bodies to stay awake and keep motivated.
The darkness that comes with night tells our body to slow down for the day and get some rest.
[4] Fergus Lowe has questioned the generality of schedule effects in cases of fixed-interval performance among humans and non-humans.