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1
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(support) Simons, Morton & Farnat conducted a review of 40 prospective studies into what?

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relationship between smoking & peers

2
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(support) Simons, Morton & Farnat - almost all studies showed what?

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a positive correlation between smoking and positive influences

3
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(S, M, F) what are prospective studies?

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those looking for outcomes e.g. development of an addiction

4
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(S, M, F) what is a strength of prospective studies?

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allows for suggestion of a cause and effect relationship

5
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(support) Simons, Morton & Farnat’s research tells that research into relationship between peers and smoking is what?

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reliable as findings of a positive correlation are consistent

6
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(support) what did studies on rats and cocaine show? (Smith)

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rats more likely to self administer cocaine if they were with another rat with access to cocaine, than when with a rat without cocaine

7
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(Support) what does smiths research provide evidence for?

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peer influence and addictive behaviour

8
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(support) what is a strength of the methodology using rats to investigate addiction?

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able to study an addiction and peer influence we wouldn’t be able to on humans for ethical reasons

9
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(against) why is the methodology using rats a weakness?

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animal research is not generalizable to humans - rats and humans aren’t the same

10
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(support) what did neighbours et al compare among US college students?

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a number of factors relating to alcohol consumption

11
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(support) what did Neighbours et al find the best predictor of alcohol consumption were?

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descriptive and injunctive norms

12
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(support) Neighbours research shows peer influence and perceived social norms affect what?

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amount of alcohol consumption

13
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(against) what is a weakness of Neighbours sample and variable?

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only on students and drinking

not generalisable

14
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(against) though it illustrates social influences can influence a person to consume alcohol, what does neighbours research not illustrate?

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whether social influences are enough to result in an addiction

15
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(against) what is there a difference between regarding addictions and behaviours?

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engaging in a behaviour and having a behaviour develop into an addiction

16
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(against) what else may be important when it comes to addiction other than social factors?

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other major factors e.g. genes such as the DRD2, ADH & ALDH genes

17
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what is a big issue in conducting experimental research on addiction?

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using humans

18
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what is a big advantage of experiments?

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allow us to establish cause and effect relationships e.g. our peers cause us to become addicts

19
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(against) why cant we use experiments to study humans and addiction?

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ethics and practicality

20
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what is an ethical issue in using experiments on humans to study addiction?

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you cant give someone an addiction

21
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what is a practical issue in using experiments on humans to study social influence on addiction?

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you cant control a persons peers and the amount of influence they have upon the individual

22
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what methods do many research studies on social influence and addiction use?

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self reports

correlational research

23
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what is an issue of self report methods in studying social influence and addiction?

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social desirability bias - people don’t want to admit they are an addict or get their friends into trouble

24
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what is an issue of using correlational research to study social influence and addiction?

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cannot establish a cause and effect relationship e.g. peer influence causes addiction

25
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operationalizing or defining peer relationships is difficult , bringing what into question?

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reliability of research

26
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(against) Bandura’s SLT research was based upon what?

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a sample of children aged 3-5 and their copying aggressive behaviour toward a toy

27
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(against) what is an issue of Bandura’s research being based upon children’s behaviour?

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can it be used to explain adults becoming addicts?

28
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what may it be too simplistic to say?

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peers are the only social factor influencing the development of an addiction

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