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Case Study: Clara and Elena

Clara and Elena are both mothers who have very different approaches to food and nutrition.

Clara enjoys cooking fresh, healthy meals from scratch. Clara's daughter watches her mother receive warm compliments from dinner guests and hears family members praising Clara's energy and culinary skills. Clara's daughter is highly motivated, eagerly volunteers to assist with meal preparation at home, and consistently chooses nutritious ingredients for her school lunches.

Elena dislikes cooking and relies entirely on microwave ready-meals and fast food. Her daughter hears Elena complain bitterly about the high cost and effort of buying fresh ingredients, and sees her mother looking sluggish and resting in discomfort after eating highly processed meals. Elena's daughter feels highly anxious during practical food technology lessons at school and avoids trying any fresh fruits or vegetables.


Explain one strength and one limitation of using social learning theory to explain the different attitudes and behaviors of Clara's and Elena's daughters towards food and cooking.

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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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