Describe the "Mythic Frontiersman" and Give Examples of How This

question 9

Essay

Describe the "mythic frontiersman" and give examples of how this character has been portrayed in American culture. Did myths about the frontier reflect reality or an idealized version of frontier life? Why have Americans had such a fondness for the frontier myth? How did this myth influence the conservation movement?

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Definitions:

Intero-Exteroceptive Conditioning

a form of conditioning that involves the learning process of associating internal physiological states with external stimuli.

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus; in Pavlovian conditioning, it is a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.

CS

In psychological contexts, an abbreviation for "conditioned stimulus," a component of classical conditioning referring to a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Interoceptive Conditioning

A process where physiological responses become associated with certain stimuli, potentially influencing emotional and behavioral responses.