Olmec Is Not Considered a State Because

question 16

Multiple Choice

Olmec is not considered a state because

• A) there is no evidence for rulers
• B) there are no monumental buildings in San Lorenzo or La Venta
• C) there is no evidence of a formal army, taxation or warfare
• D) there is no ranking in the society

Identify the significance of interdisciplinarity in sociological research and its impact on various disciplines.

Describe the basic principles and purposes of different sociological theories.

Analyze societal changes and their impact on the discipline of sociology.

Understand the use of empirical methods in gathering reliable sociological data.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

A conditioned response or operant behavior to a stimulus that is similar to the conditioned stimulus or discriminative stimulus.

Discriminative Operant

An operant behavior that is under the control of a discriminative stimulus

Behavioral Contrast

In a two-choice discrimination task, the increase in response to SD that occurs at the same time as responding to S∆ declines.

Discrimination Learning

Responding in different ways to different stimuli