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Describe the Process of Appealing a Case to the Supreme

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Describe the process of appealing a case to the Supreme Court up to the point at which the Court issues a majority opinion. Explain each step, identifying important rules that the Supreme Court follows and noting the important actors.


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Stimulus Generalization

A learning process in which the conditioned response is evoked by stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes associated with a conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Stimulus Generalization

A phenomenon in learning where a response is elicited by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.

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