Would It Be Possible to Write an Account of the Settlement

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Essay

Would it be possible to write an account of the settlement of the Great Plains and Far West without taking account of the natural environment? Explain your answer.

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Definitions:

S-R Association

In psychology, it refers to the connection between a stimulus and the response it elicits, fundamental in the study of behaviorism.

Operant Conditioning

A training technique that alters the power of an action through rewards or consequences.

If … Then Contingency

A conditional statement indicating that one event (the consequence) follows another (the condition) only if the first event occurs.

S-R Association

A concept in learning theory that suggests a connection or association is formed between a specific stimulus (S) and a specific response (R).