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How might local climate change have contributed to the decline of the Maya civilization after A. D. 800?


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Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning in which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned response.

Generalization

The process by which an animal or a person responds to a new stimulus in a way that's similar to how they responded to a previously encountered stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

An approach to education that utilizes incentives and penalties to shape behavior.

Conditioned Taste Aversions

A learned response where an individual avoids a food after a negative experience, demonstrating how tastes become associated with illness or discomfort.

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