The assumption of homogeneity. All behaviors, whether covert or overt, are the same. The assumption of interaction. All behaviors and the environment interact. The assumption of learning.
All behaviors respond similarly to the laws of learning.
The assumed classification of behaviors. Three classes of behavior are described for the reason of convenience. The assumption of organic events. All behaviors are organic events of the same basic structure, the classes being proposed for semantic convenience. The assumption of a continual plastic nervous system.