Elena remembers her father being hyper-vigilant about home security when she was growing up, often checking window locks multiple times. Since moving into her own house, Elena has developed a rigid routine where she checks her stove dials and front door lock up to forty times every evening. She often lies awake at night catastrophising about her house catching fire or being broken into.
How might a cognitive psychologist explain Elena's behaviour?
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.