If the early/late debate originates in empirical constraints on neural bandwidth (Cherry 1953, dichotic listening), then linearity of personal-level processing is a downstream inference, not the generative assumption.
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(Cognitive psychology; specifically the question of whether selection occurs before or after semantic processing)
The debate between early selection theory and late selection theory about the stage in perceptual processing at which unattended information is filtered out.
generative assumption(epistemology/philosophy of science)
A basic starting belief that we use to create or build other ideas from; the foundation we begin with before drawing conclusions.
linearity of personal-level processing(philosophy of mind)
The idea that human thought happens in a straight sequence—one thought leads to the next in order—rather than all jumbled together.
neural bandwidth(cognitive science)
The amount of information your brain can process at any given moment—like how much data a internet connection can handle.