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Question 8

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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Psychology
Learning approaches

84 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Learning approaches. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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Question 8

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?

[6]

Markscheme

Learning approaches Questions

A Level
Psychology
Learning approaches

84 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Learning approaches. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.