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CAIE A-Level Psychology A2 1.3.2 Explanations of Impulse Control Disorders Questions

Explain positive reinforcement and Miller's feeling-state theory, then apply research-method reasoning and evaluate how each accounts for impulsive behaviour.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Psychology 9990
Level
A2

Exam points

  • Outline how intense positive feelings link to behaviour and drive its compulsive repetition
  • Describe how rewards and partial reinforcement maintain impulsive behaviour
  • Suggest a non-case-study method and apply it to feeling states or impulsive behaviour
  • Explain limits on generalising feeling-state evidence from one person or one study
  • Explain holism through interactions between emotions, arousal and remembered experiences
  • Evaluate reinforcement and feeling-state explanations using evidence and the nature–nurture debate

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