Social Learning
Essays

Although it is often ignored when it comes to its capacity to manipulate individuals, religion can have a strong effect on people, especially on teenagers, given their predisposition toward taking in all the information…

Niarua's article examines the phenomenon of drug craving--primarily as related to nicotine and cigarette smoking--from a cognitive social learning theory perspective. Nathan's article elucidates various aspects of alcoholism from this same perspective. The article by Coronges et al looks at aspects of peer pressure as related to smoking and drinking.