Alternative explanation: inherited differences in biological reward sensitivity create vulnerability to addiction even before conditioning or reinforcement occurs.
Assess whether a learning explanation accounts for addiction better than the genetic-vulnerability account described.
52 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 3.1 Psychological problems, covering 3.1.1 Symptoms and features (ICD), 3.1.2 Incidence over time, 3.1.3 Effects on individuals and society, 3.1.4 Influence of genes as an explanation, 3.1.5 Cognitive theory explanation of depression, 3.1.6 Learning theory explanation of addiction, 3.1.7 CBT as a treatment, and 3.1.8 Drugs as a treatment. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.