Risk factors for addiction

Briefly outline Kaij’s twin study of alcohol abuse.

Kaij used questionnaires in his twin study of alcohol abuse.

Explain one strength and one weakness of using questionnaires in psychological research.

One biological explanation for addiction is genetic vulnerability.

What is meant by the term ‘genetic vulnerability’?

Briefly evaluate Kaij’s twin study of alcohol abuse.

Read the following information.

Briefly outline one psychological explanation of addiction.

Refer to the information in your answer.

Evaluate one study that has investigated whether or not hereditary factors are a possible explanation for alcohol abuse.

Read the following conversation.

Use your knowledge of theories of addiction to suggest why both David and Georgie started smoking. Use the conversation to explain your answer.

Kaij carried out a study into genetic vulnerability and alcohol abuse.

I dentify the target population from which Kaij selected his sample of participants.

Shade one box.

Which of the following methods for collecting data was used by Kaij in his study?

Shade one box.

Use your knowledge of psychology to discuss peer influence and conformity to majority influence as possible explanations for addictive behaviours.