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Question 19

Read the following descriptions of behaviour:

A Maya experiences intense anxiety when she hears a dentist's drill because she previously had a highly painful dental procedure. She now refuses to go to the dentist.

B Leo watches his older sister Chloe receive praise and extra pocket money from their father for washing the family car. That afternoon, Leo begins washing his father's car.

How can the behaviours described in A and B above be explained by learning theories?

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Approaches in Psychology Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Approaches in Psychology

248 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Approaches in Psychology, covering Learning approaches, Cognitive approach, Biological approach, Psychodynamic approach (A-level only), Humanistic Psychology (A-level only), and Comparison of approaches (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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