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AQA Psychology - Addiction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aversive drugs treat addiction by pairing the behaviour with an unpleasant response.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Agonists treat addictive behaviour by producing the opposite effect that the drug produces.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Vicarious reinforcement is....

a)

A stimulus that increases the probability that a behaviour will be repeated.

b)

The experience of seeing others being rewarded for their gambling.

c)

A consequence of behaviour that increases the likelihood of that behaviour being repeated.

d)

When a behaviour is rewarded only some of the time it occurs

4.

Antagonists work by blocking receptors normally stimulated by the drug so when the person takes the drug they experience less pleasure.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A partial reinforcement schedule is...

a)

A stimulus that increases the probability that a behaviour will be repeated.

b)

The experience of seeing others being rewarded for their gambling.

c)

A consequence of behaviour that increases the likelihood of that behaviour being repeated.

d)

When a behaviour is rewarded only some of the time it occurs

6.

Naltrexone cannot be used to treat both gambling and heroin addiction as they relate to different neuronal pathways in the brain.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Reinforcement is...

a)

A stimulus that decreases the probability that a behaviour will be repeated.

b)

The experience of seeing others being rewarded for their gambling.

c)

A consequence of behaviour that increases the likelihood of that behaviour being repeated.

d)

When a behaviour is rewarded only some of the time it occurs

8.

Studies of drug therapy are reliable, as patients tend to complete the course of treatment.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Positive reinforcement is...

a)

A stimulus that increases the probability that a behaviour will be repeated.

b)

The experience of seeing others being rewarded for their gambling.

c)

A consequence of behaviour that increases the likelihood of that behaviour being repeated.

d)

When a behaviour is rewarded only some of the time it occurs

10.

A variable reinforcement schedule is...

a)

A behaviour is rewarded after an unpredictable period of time or number of responses.

b)

This relates to cravings and arousal being triggered by certain stimuli associated with addictive behaviour..

c)

A consequence of behaviour that increases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated because it leads to the escape from an unpleasant situation.

d)

When a behaviour is rewarded only some of the time it occurs

11.

People who use NRT can have trouble sleeping.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Cue reactivity....

a)

A behaviour is rewarded after an unpredictable period of time or number of responses.

b)

This relates to cravings and arousal being triggered by certain stimuli associated with addictive behaviour..

c)

A consequence of behaviour that increases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated because it leads to the escape from an unpleasant situation.

d)

When every desired response is rewarded.

13.

Methadone is an...

a)

Aversive

b)

Agonist

c)

Antagonist

d)

NRT

14.

A negative reinforcer...

a)

A behaviour is rewarded after an unpredictable period of time or number of responses.

b)

This relates to cravings and arousal being triggered by certain stimuli associated with addictive behaviour..

c)

A consequence of behaviour that increases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated because it leads to the escape from an unpleasant situation.

d)

When every desired response is rewarded.

15.

Emetics...

a)

Make you gamble

b)

Make you happy

c)

Make you sick

d)

Make you high

16.

The TPB is...

a)

Ajzen's theory of perfect behaviour

b)

Arden's theory of planned behaviour

c)

Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour

d)

Arden's theory of perfect behaviour

17.

Which of these is not a critisism of covert sensitisation

a)

Treatment adherence

b)

Hajek and Stead, methodological issues

c)

McConagy et al (1983) copmarison with aversion therapy

18.

Which of these is not a risk factor

a)

tolerance

b)

stress

c)

family

d)

peers

19.

Which of Prochaska's stages comes before termination

a)

maintainance

b)

contemplation

c)

pre-contemplation

d)

action

e)

preparation

20.

Not in favour of CBT?

a)

Beck

b)

Petry et al (2006)

c)

Collinshaw (in the short-term) 2012

d)

Cuijpers et al (2008)