Elena is addicted to nicotine pouches (snus). Both her flatmates and her senior colleagues at her new office use them. Her colleagues originally started using nicotine pouches because they believed it projected an image of high-productivity and corporate sophistication.
Elena finds that the nicotine pouch gives her an immediate burst of mental alertness and temporarily relieves her work-related stress and exhaustion. She also notices that she experiences powerful cravings to use a pouch at specific moments, especially when she sits down at her desk immediately after her daily afternoon team meeting.
Evaluate one learning explanation for nicotine addiction that could account for Elena's behavior.
You must make reference to the context in your answer.
84 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Issues around drug taking, Biological explanations of drug addiction, Learning explanations of drug addiction, Treatments for drug addiction, Anti-drug campaign and strategies, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.