Learning Theory Of Smoking

Question 1

Maintenance

Answer 1

Classical conditioning between cue and smoking

Association is so powerful the behaviour becomes difficult to stop

Question 2

Relapse

Answer 2

Cues associated
Triggers - increase arousal - risk of relapse
Strong association over time
Ex smokers find going to the pub hard - a cue

Question 3

Ao2

Answer 3

Peers is the most significant predictor in smoking initiation

Parents who smoked increases likelihood by 2
Older sibling 3
Peers 8

Treatment
- SLT and peers powerful 
Target teens resistance 
-present with cues but prevent behaviour 
Cue is extinguished- relapse less likely

Question 4

3 ways

Answer 4

Classical - associated with something pleasant

Operant - directly (reward)
- indirectly (terminate something unpleasant)

SLT- observe and imitate salient person

Question 5

Initiation

Answer 5

Young people are vulnerable to the effect of other people smoking
Experimentally smoke due to peer/parents