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HLPA 2.3 Cognition and addiction

Addiction is not simply the result of biological factors. Cognitive psychologists argue that our ways of thinking play a role in addictive behavior. The following lesson looks at how cognition plays a role in addiction by looking at the Theory of Planned Behavior. This is a model of thinking and decision-making that could also be used on Paper 1. A copy of the presentation is available for students under the revision...

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