Are There Parallels Between the Racialization of Kurdish Identity in Turkey

question 31

Essay

Are there parallels between the racialization of Kurdish identity in Turkey and the racialization of ethnic groups in the U.S.? Share a specific example of an ethnic group becoming racialized in the U.S.

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Definitions:

Rescorla

Robert Rescorla, a psychologist best known for his work with Allan Wagner on the Rescorla-Wagner model of classical conditioning, focusing on the predictability of the unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

An educational strategy where two stimuli are habitually paired together, causing a response that initially results from the second stimulus to be gradually elicited by the first stimulus.

Likelihood Of Occurrence

Refers to the probability or chance that a given event will happen.

Pairing

Associating two stimuli or events together in such a way that the occurrence or presence of one leads to the appearance of the other.