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Question 90

Amara is a junior software developer who rarely writes documentation for her code. Her colleague, Marcus, is a senior developer who thoroughly documents every software update. At the weekly team meeting, the project manager publicly praises Marcus for his excellent documentation and awards him a voucher for his favorite coffee shop.

Using your knowledge of social learning theory, explain why Amara might be more likely to document her code in the future.

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Approaches in Psychology Questions

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Practise AQA A Level Psychology Approaches in Psychology with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 248 questions covering Learning approaches, Cognitive approach, Biological approach, Psychodynamic approach (A-level only), Humanistic Psychology (A-level only), and Comparison of approaches (A-level only), matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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