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Question 27

Case Study: Jamil

Whenever Jamil was a young child, his older brother would sneak up behind him wearing a realistic rubber monster mask and make an extremely loud roaring noise, which frightened Jamil and made him cry. Now, as an adult, whenever Jamil sees any rubber mask displayed in a shop, he immediately experiences an intense physiological fear response and begins to sweat.

Apart from biological explanations, outline how one learning approach can explain Jamil's reaction to rubber masks.

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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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