Why Was Dr

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Multiple Choice

Why was Dr.Barbara Joans asked to serve as an expert witness in the trial of six Bannock-Shoshoni women?

• A) Dr. Joans was asked to testify about the importance of missing Native American artifacts.
• B) Dr. Joans was able to analyze the extent to which the Native American women from Idaho were able to understand the English language.
• C) This anthropologist was an ethnographer among the Bannock-Shoshoni and had witnessed the crime that had been committed.
• D) The Bannock-Shoshoni requested that Dr. Joans explain the importance of Native American culture to the court.
• E) Dr. Joans is a physical anthropologist and was able to analyze the forensic evidence associated with the crime.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is elicited by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.

Observational Learning

A learning process through which behaviors are acquired by watching and imitating the actions of others.

Unconditioned Reinforcement

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.

Continuous Reinforcement

A form of learning in which a behavior is reinforced each time it is displayed, leading to a higher likelihood of the behavior occurring again.