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Title: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: brenden on October 27, 2016, 12:28:33 pm
Hey everyone!

Congratulations on finishing one of the most enjoyable but hard courses in VCE! IT'S OVER!

What did you think of the exam this year?

How did you go with multi-choice, and how did you go with the extended response? Did it feel like an easy, normal, or difficult exam to you? Very interested to hear your thoughts below!

A copy of the exam is available here.

Note from the person who wrote the answers: If you look at these suggested answers and feel like you've made mistakes in the exam, don't become demoralised. These answers are simply tentative solutions, and we're happy for you to jump into the discussion and reply to the thread with what you thought of the exam or to argue that one of the below is incorrect. If you don't have an account, register here!


MULTI-CHOICE ANSWERS (not 100% perfection guaranteed; please point out any mistakes you find!)

1.   D
2.   A
3.   D
4.   A
5.   A
6.   D
7.   C
8.   C
9.   B
10.   D
11.   B
12.   D*
13.   A
14.   D
15.   D
16.   D
17.   B
18.   C
19.   C
20.   A
21.   B
22.   D
23.   D
24.   B
25.   C
26.   A
27.   C
28.   B
29.   A
30.   B
31.   D
32.   C
33.   C
34.   A
35.   C
36.   D*
37.   A
38.   C
39.   D
40.   B
41.   B
42.   D
43.   C
44.   C
45.   D
46.   C
47.   B
48.   B
49.   A
50.   C
51.   B*
52.   B
53.   C
54.   B
55.   D
56.   D
57.   A
58.   D
59.   A
60.   C
61.   A
62.   B
63.   A
64.   B
65.   D
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam Discussion + Answers(?)
Post by: Alter on October 27, 2016, 12:36:20 pm
I'm writing up some MC answers right now, but I'm a bit rusty
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam Discussion + Answers(?)
Post by: brenden on October 27, 2016, 12:37:35 pm
I'm writing up some MC answers right now, but I'm a bit rusty
You are my hero.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam Discussion + Answers(?)
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 01:38:35 pm
Congratulations, everybody! Very interested to hear your thoughts on how it went. :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam Discussion + Answers(?)
Post by: Alter on October 27, 2016, 01:42:24 pm
Just to clarify, I have never tutored in psych and sat the exam 2 years ago, so it's entirely possible for these to be incorrect. I'm mainly just putting them up to open the avenue for discussion on hard questions. Those asterisked are those I'm particularly open to discussion about.

Answers:
Spoiler
SEE ORIGINAL POST FOR EDITED VERSION; I'VE CHANGED A LOT OF THESE
1.   D
2.   A
3.   D
4.   A
5.   A
6.   D
7.   C
8.   C
9.   B
10.   D
11.   B
12.   D*
13.   A
14.   D
15.   D
16.   D
17.   B
18.   C
19.   D
20.   A
21.   B
22.   D
23.   D
24.   B
25.   C
26.   A
27.   C
28.   B
29.   A
30.   B
31.   D
32.   C
33.   C
34.   A (not B)
35.   B
36.   B*
37.   A
38.   C
39.   D
40.   B
41.   B
42.   D
43.   C
44.   C
45.   D
46.   C
47.   B
48.   B
49.   A
50.   C
51.   C*
52.   B
53.   C
54.   B
55.   A
56.   C
57.   A
58.   D
59.   A
60.   C
61.   B*
62.   B
63.   A
64.   B
65.   D

I'll probably go back and check over these answers as I haven't double-checked any yet, but it's better to have something up than nothing at all.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam Discussion + Answers(?)
Post by: Stick on October 27, 2016, 01:42:26 pm
My sister is in Year 11 and did VCE Psychology. She just texted me that she thought the exam was good but that section C was different and difficult this year (in comparison to about 40 practice exams she did). I didn't do this subject in VCE but as a neuroscience major I can see major overlap in what we've both learnt. In my incredibly limited scope of the actual VCE course, I think I can see where she's coming from; it also seemed like sections A and B were reasonable.

Someone who actually does/did VCE Psychology, please feel free to correct me. :P
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam Discussion + Answers(?)
Post by: brenden on October 27, 2016, 01:52:55 pm
Just to clarify, I have never tutored in psych and sat the exam 2 years ago, so it's entirely possible for these to be incorrect. I'm mainly just putting them up to open the avenue for discussion on hard questions. Those asterisked are those I'm particularly open to discussion about.

Answers:
Spoiler
1.   D
2.   A
3.   D
4.   A
5.   A
6.   D
7.   C
8.   C
9.   B
10.   D
11.   B
12.   D*
13.   A
14.   D
15.   D
16.   D
17.   B
18.   C
19.   D
20.   A
21.   B
22.   D
23.   D
24.   B
25.   C
26.   A
27.   C
28.   B
29.   A
30.   B
31.   D
32.   C
33.   C
34.   A (not B)
35.   B
36.   B*
37.   A
38.   C
39.   D
40.   B
41.   B
42.   D
43.   C
44.   C
45.   D
46.   C
47.   B
48.   B
49.   A
50.   C
51.   C*
52.   B
53.   C
54.   B
55.   A
56.   C
57.   A
58.   D
59.   A
60.   C
61.   B*
62.   B
63.   A
64.   B
65.   D

I'll probably go back and check over these answers as I haven't double-checked any yet, but it's better to have something up than nothing at all.
Absolute ledge!!!!

My sister is in Year 11 and did VCE Psychology. She just texted me that she thought the exam was good but that section C was different and difficult this year (in comparison to about 40 practice exams she did). I didn't do this subject in VCE but as a neuroscience major I can see major overlap in what we've both learnt. In my incredibly limited scope of the actual VCE course, I think I can see where she's coming from; it also seemed like sections A and B were reasonable.

Someone who actually does/did VCE Psychology, please feel free to correct me. :P
I just realised Stick is one of the most prolific posters in ATAR Notes history haha. Will crack into the top 10 soon!
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: crackleking on October 27, 2016, 02:07:32 pm
In question 19 alternative c do you think that stomach contractions is referring to digestion?
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: EmilyRoseLamb on October 27, 2016, 02:11:01 pm
I did sooo many practice exams under timed conditions, and had my teacher (who is a VCAA marker) give me detailed feedback - I found the exam fine for sections A and B, but section C was unlike anything I've ever come across. I also felt quite cheated, in a way - the exam didn't test a broad amount of knowledge particularly in the short answer. I'd been averaging 90-97% on my practice exams, but I'm honestly unsure about how I went.

Am I glad it's over? Well, in a way - but after having put in the effort all year, the least one may ask is to leave the exam room feeling like the work has paid off. I don't know if I really have that feeling! Hah. The important thing is we've all completed the exam to the best of our ability.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: deejay9 on October 27, 2016, 02:14:38 pm
I also felt quite cheated, in a way - the exam didn't test a broad amount of knowledge particularly in the short answer.

I noticed this too actually, there were barely any questions on consciousness and mental health.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: minerva on October 27, 2016, 02:15:42 pm
Section C was really different. I was ready to interpret a p value, draw a conclusion, discuss the limitations of the experimental design ... But they asked about the psychological determinants of the stress response, the roles of primary and secondary appraisal in Lazarus and Folkman's model and extraneous/confounding variables and how to minimise them (in relation to the scenario which was about brides' stress levels before and after their wedding). I'm really unsure with how I went and whether what I wrote was relevant. I wrote over both pages and did section C first but the extended response took me half an hour which was longer than I had planned. I did finish the exam though. Overall, not too bad.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nadiaaa on October 27, 2016, 02:24:15 pm
isnt Q6 B?
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: brenden on October 27, 2016, 02:30:57 pm
isnt Q6 B?
I don't think so. B and C are saying the same thing, and A is wrong... Babies have tonnes of REM/slow wave, and children either have more or the same as adolescents. (Tbh i thought they had more, but they certainly don't have less, so eliminate B and C, think the answer is D).

That said, it's been 4 years since I sat my exam haha!
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 02:32:42 pm
I did sooo many practice exams under timed conditions, and had my teacher (who is a VCAA marker) give me detailed feedback - I found the exam fine for sections A and B, but section C was unlike anything I've ever come across. I also felt quite cheated, in a way - the exam didn't test a broad amount of knowledge particularly in the short answer. I'd been averaging 90-97% on my practice exams, but I'm honestly unsure about how I went.

Am I glad it's over? Well, in a way - but after having put in the effort all year, the least one may ask is to leave the exam room feeling like the work has paid off. I don't know if I really have that feeling! Hah. The important thing is we've all completed the exam to the best of our ability.

Congratulations for finishing!

I think, considering your preparation, you will have done well - even if it doesn't feel like you completely smashed it. I came out of several exams feeling sort of similarly (in the cheated sense - not being sure if the hard work had paid off etc.), and everything turned out just fine. :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Glasses on October 27, 2016, 02:35:33 pm
Just remember guys that if you struggled with a certain part of the exam (e.g. Section C), the rest of the state probably struggled with it too - so don't let it get to you! (It's a competition after all!)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 02:36:03 pm
I don't think so. B and C are saying the same thing, and A is wrong... Babies have tonnes of REM/slow wave, and children either have more or the same as adolescents. (Tbh i thought they had more, but they certainly don't have less, so eliminate B and C, think the answer is D).

That said, it's been 4 years since I sat my exam haha!

It's definitely not A, but I don't think B and C are saying the same thing. I'm not really sure about the answer, to be honest; I would have guessed D.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: humanwhostudies on October 27, 2016, 02:38:39 pm
pretty sure 6 is actually B as children have more REM than adolescents,
i don't think D cant be right because children definitely sleep more than adolescents and if children have same time in slow wave as adolescents as said in option D, then this implies children would have to have proportionally less slow wave sleep which is what B says. pretty much if D is correct then B must be correct too which would no sense

same with question 19; liver increases glucose as a short term energy release for fight-flight response and digestion inhibited so think it's actually C
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: brenden on October 27, 2016, 02:41:08 pm
It's definitely not A, but I don't think B and C are saying the same thing. I'm not really sure about the answer, to be honest; I would have guessed D.
Oh yeah because REM is beta-like isn't it? Woops  ::)

pretty sure 6 is actually B as children have more REM than adolescents,
i don't think D cant be right because children definitely sleep more than adolescents and if children have same time in slow wave as adolescents as said in option D, then this implies children would have to have proportionally less slow wave sleep which is what B says. pretty much if D is correct then B must be correct too which would no sense

same with question 19; liver increases glucose as a short term energy release for fight-flight response and digestion inhibited so think it's actually C
I'm looking at the below graph thinking it shows that B is wrong? Thoughts?
(https://sccpsy101.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/rem_nrem-sleep1.jpg?w=500&h=348)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: lulubelle77 on October 27, 2016, 02:44:12 pm
Have gone through the suggested answers, I'm confident these corrections should be made:
19C
35C
55D
56D
61A

I'd also be inclined to check/discuss:
22 (D?), 31 (C?), 53 (A?)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Alter on October 27, 2016, 02:48:00 pm
19 should be C. I misread the question initially. I'll take a look at the above.

35 should be C.

55 is confusing me now.

56: Yeah, you're right. Got the awareness mixed up.

61: I was torn between A/B so if people say A, then I'm happy for it to be that.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 02:52:06 pm
Have gone through the suggested answers, I'm confident these corrections should be made:
19C
35C
55D
56D
61A

I agree with 19, 35, 55 and 56. You're probably right with 61, but I was never good with case studies/experiments etc. Pretty sure 61 is A, though (so I agree with you again).

Quote
22 (D?)

My initial reaction was C, but I'm not sure. The separate night thing would surely bring into play a whole bunch of other variables.

Quote
31 (C?)

Gut feeling is D.

Quote
53 (A?)

A or C for me. I would have gone with C, but not 100% sure.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 02:52:59 pm
Isn't 56 D?  :)

Yep, definitely.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nadiaaa on October 27, 2016, 02:54:40 pm
Oh yeah because REM is beta-like isn't it? Woops  ::)
I'm looking at the below graph thinking it shows that B is wrong? Thoughts?
(https://sccpsy101.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/rem_nrem-sleep1.jpg?w=500&h=348)
Im really not sure anymore, but my friend asked her teacher and she said q6 was B because the older you get the proportionally less amount of REM sleep you have which means more time spent in nREM..
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Alter on October 27, 2016, 03:00:10 pm
I'd also be inclined to check/discuss:
22 (D?), 31 (C?), 53 (A?)
Literally had the same lack of surety for all of these questions when I was going through it myself. Just went with my visceral reaction each time.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: deejay9 on October 27, 2016, 03:01:26 pm
Could Q53 be A? The scenario mentions that the cricketer has blonde hair like Phoebe, and we are more likely to pay attention to models that are similar to ourselves. Unless this piece of information is supposed to be a distractor?
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: lulubelle77 on October 27, 2016, 03:01:43 pm
22 should be C, i agree. I dont know why I typed D!
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 03:02:58 pm
Could Q53 be A? The scenario mentions that the cricketer has blonde hair like Phoebe, and we are more likely to pay attention to models that are similar to ourselves. Unless this piece of information is supposed to be a distractor?

Wouldn't surprise me. A or C for mine. I'm just stoked that they managed to get Meg Lanning into a question!
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: psychisover on October 27, 2016, 03:03:17 pm
Isn't Question 60 A?
Old Information (Old digit pin) interfered with new information (new digit pin)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: qwertyu1234567 on October 27, 2016, 03:04:02 pm
Could Q53 be A? The scenario mentions that the cricketer has blonde hair like Phoebe, and we are more likely to pay attention to models that are similar to ourselves. Unless this piece of information is supposed to be a distractor?

Yeah, I said A
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nadiaaa on October 27, 2016, 03:04:25 pm
Quote
22 (D?)

My initial reaction was C, but I'm not sure. The separate night thing would surely bring into play a whole bunch of other variables.

Quote
31 (C?)

Gut feeling is D.

Quote
53 (A?)

A or C for me. I would have gone with C, but not 100% sure.

Yeah Joseph i got the same for all those too, and for q53 i chose C because i feel like since she said she 'admires' her then it must mean she would be motivated to be like her? No idea, just my gut feeling
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: lulubelle77 on October 27, 2016, 03:05:28 pm
Isn't Question 60 A?
Old Information (Old digit pin) interfered with new information (new digit pin)

If you read the scenario, it implies new info (data he is working on) is stopping him from remembering his old pin
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 03:07:51 pm
Isn't Question 60 A?
Old Information (Old digit pin) interfered with new information (new digit pin)

New information interfering with old information is (perhaps counter-intuitively) retroactive interference. So C for mine.

EDIT: Because yeah, as above, I read that question to be new interfering with old; not old interfering with new.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: qwertyu1234567 on October 27, 2016, 03:08:21 pm
Quote
22 (D?)

My initial reaction was C, but I'm not sure. The separate night thing would surely bring into play a whole bunch of other variables.

Quote
31 (C?)

Gut feeling is D.

Quote
53 (A?)

A or C for me. I would have gone with C, but not 100% sure.

Yeah Joseph i got the same for all those too, and for q53 i chose C because i feel like since she said she 'admires' her then it must mean she would be motivated to be like her? No idea, just my gut feeling

For 31 I was tossing up between C and D
C - "attend" suggesting paying attention
D - "integrate"... so not sure these both seem like functions of the central executive to me
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: brenden on October 27, 2016, 03:10:36 pm
Joseph and Alter - you both should be able to modify my original post now. I've fixed up some of the mistakes (the ones that Alter/Joseph said "yeah that answer should be xyz"), but questions that you're currently discussion I have left alone. If you want to change the answers as you become confident of a particular answer that would be good?
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: qwertyu1234567 on October 27, 2016, 03:12:53 pm
Anyone want to share how they went about section C?? Or has it already been suppressed   ;)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nadiaaa on October 27, 2016, 03:31:47 pm
Anyone else said q61 was A? Or did i stuff up  :-\
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 03:33:05 pm
Anyone else said q61 was A? Or did i stuff up  :-\

Opinion seems a little divided but I would have gone with A, myself.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Pineapple66 on October 27, 2016, 03:34:28 pm
Anyone want to share how they went about section C?? Or has it already been suppressed   ;)

AHAH oh god. supressed 100% supressed D:

also can someone explain why Q12 is D and not C?

With Q 53 I said A, because of the "like phoebe" part --> similarity increases likelihood she will pay attention the model?? but was torn between this and C.

Q55. D... but I can also see why you could've gotten A

Q58 B or D???

Q61. went with A but also could be B...

tbh and I'm probably the only one here thinks this, but found this years mc a lot harder than the usual mc in VCAA papers :/
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: natalie.shaw on October 27, 2016, 03:34:41 pm
Anyone else said q61 was A? Or did i stuff up  :-\

I said A.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Alter on October 27, 2016, 03:37:31 pm
New information interfering with old information is (perhaps counter-intuitively) retroactive interference. So C for mine.

EDIT: Because yeah, as above, I read that question to be new interfering with old; not old interfering with new.
Agreed. Retroactive interference is the tendency of later learning to hinder the memory of previously learned material. His actual bank pin was previously learned and was interfered with.

Changed 61 to A.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nadiaaa on October 27, 2016, 03:38:01 pm
Opinion seems a little divided but I would have gone with A, myself.
Oh good! Also what about q12? i said D
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: natalie.shaw on October 27, 2016, 03:38:55 pm
Can someone please explain to me:

12 - why is it not C?
22- why not C?
35- not C?
53- A??
55-D?
61-A?


Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: boonstudy on October 27, 2016, 03:39:51 pm
I don't think so. B and C are saying the same thing, and A is wrong... Babies have tonnes of REM/slow wave, and children either have more or the same as adolescents. (Tbh i thought they had more, but they certainly don't have less, so eliminate B and C, think the answer is D).

That said, it's been 4 years since I sat my exam haha!

slow wave sleep and REM sleep are not the same thing. SWS occurs in stages 3 and 4 NREM. I agree that B should be the answer to this question. Also with 36 I'd say the answer is D as the word needs to be verbalised using the left hemisphere and should appear in the right visual field and the right hemisphere is used when recognising images so the image should appear in the left visual field
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Alter on October 27, 2016, 03:41:10 pm
Re: #12 - I'm still unsure. See below.

also can someone explain why Q12 is D and not C?
This question was stupid.

Eating/reproduction are related to the parasympathetic, but sleep not so much. Arousal levels are related to parasympathetic, but mood not so much.

Online resources are contradicting each other too, so I'm not sure.


Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Alter on October 27, 2016, 03:45:33 pm
slow wave sleep and REM sleep are not the same thing. SWS occurs in stages 3 and 4 NREM. I agree that B should be the answer to this question. Also with 36 I'd say the answer is D as the word needs to be verbalised using the left hemisphere and should appear in the right visual field and the right hemisphere is used when recognising images so the image should appear in the left visual field
Let me know if this doesn't make sense.

You argue it's D, I argue B. The difference between these two is banana (B) and hammer (D).

Hammer is on the left side of the screen. Therefore, it's on the RHS of the retina and goes to the right hemisphere. Conversely, the banana goes to the left hemisphere as it's on the right side. As a result, banana is faster than hammer as it's already in the left hemisphere.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 03:48:18 pm
IMO 36 is D.

Word 'dog' projected to right -> left hemisphere (verbal)
Image of hammer projected to left -> right hemisphere (non-verbal)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: lulubelle77 on October 27, 2016, 03:49:11 pm
Re: #12 - I'm still unsure. See below.
This question was stupid.

Eating/reproduction are related to the parasympathetic, but sleep not so much. Arousal levels are related to parasympathetic, but mood not so much.

Online resources are contradicting each other too, so I'm not sure.

I read about parasympathetic being related to "rest and digest, feed and breed"..I was also torn on this question but my gut feeling is that VCAA might go with D as it seems kind of more specific to parasympathetic
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: EmilyRoseLamb on October 27, 2016, 03:52:32 pm
Yes, but the 'banana' is a picture (will read the question again), therefore it has to be interpreted in the right hemisphere, thus it has to first go to from the left, to the right and then back to the left to be verbalised. The hammer goes straight to the right, and then only has to be transferred to the left to be verbalised...less steps involved? I went with D.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: lulubelle77 on October 27, 2016, 03:53:19 pm
IMO 36 is D.

Word 'dog' projected to right -> left hemisphere (verbal)
Image of hammer projected to left -> right hemisphere (non-verbal)
Re-reading scenario carefully, I agree!
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Alter on October 27, 2016, 03:58:48 pm
Re-reading scenario carefully, I agree!
Same. I thought the person had to say what she saw in both instances. I'll change it in the answer sheet :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Pineapple66 on October 27, 2016, 03:59:43 pm
Let me know if this doesn't make sense.

You argue it's D, I argue B. The difference between these two is banana (B) and hammer (D).

Hammer is on the left side of the screen. Therefore, it's on the RHS of the retina and goes to the right hemisphere. Conversely, the banana goes to the left hemisphere as it's on the right side. As a result, banana is faster than hammer as it's already in the left hemisphere.

I actually put down B, but now that I look at it I think the answer is D, I didn't read it properly...

this bit "instructed to press the space bar when she saw a picture. Instructed to verbalise when she saw a word"
and so:

cat  --> processed in right hemisphere first --> which is faster for pressing the space than verbalising, if stimulus is a picture --> stimulus is a word
banana --> processed in left hemisphere first --> which is faster for verbalising than pressing the space --> stimulus is a picture
dog --> processed in left hemisphere first --> which is faster for verbalising than pressing the space --> stimulus is a word
hammer --> processed in right hemisphere --> which is faster for pressing the space than verbalising, if stimulus is a picture --> stimulus is a picture

argh this question is so confusing.... I'm not even sure if that^ makes sense or is right
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nadiaaa on October 27, 2016, 04:02:09 pm
I actually put down B, but now that I look at it I think the answer is D, I didn't read it properly...

Same, just realised now i read the question wrong ... damn
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Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 04:02:45 pm
That sort of question isn't well answered at the best of times; I wouldn't worry about it too much!
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nadiaaa on October 27, 2016, 04:03:42 pm
Alright so guys
can this exam be counted as difficult? Like the multiple choice always came down to 2 answers, short answer was the only good thing about this exam..
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Pineapple66 on October 27, 2016, 04:06:10 pm
Alright so guys
can this exam be counted as difficult? Like the multiple choice always came down to 2 answers, short answer was the only good thing about this exam..

dunno bout you guys but i actually found it pretty difficult :/ specifically the dodginess of MC, there are still certain questions we're divided about.. and as for section C... haha ha h a   o k VCAA ok....
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Beamer on October 27, 2016, 04:09:14 pm
Alright so guys
can this exam be counted as difficult? Like the multiple choice always came down to 2 answers, short answer was the only good thing about this exam..
I think it was a more difficult exam than some of the previous ones. I felt more confident with my answers for Section B than with Section A, which never happened in any practice exams I went through. Section C also seems to have also been a struggle for a lot of people on this site, so I think it can be assumed that most of the state struggled with it.
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Post by: crackleking on October 27, 2016, 04:12:12 pm
The exam I though was a lot more difficult as the questions asked about many specifics of the course and asked for more descriptions instead of just identifying basic aspects of the course. Section c felt like a portrayal as it is supposed to be all researched methods instead of "evaluate"
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: _nikstaa_ on October 27, 2016, 04:12:37 pm
Wouldn't the answer to Q51 be B? It requires only retracing one link, whereas C requires two.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 04:13:59 pm
Wouldn't the answer to Q51 be B? It requires only retracing one link, whereas C requires two.

Yeah, I totally agree with this. I just had a decent old discussion about it, and I'm pretty sure it would be B.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: emilygrace4 on October 27, 2016, 04:21:39 pm
Have gone through the suggested answers, I'm confident these corrections should be made:
19C
35C
55D
56D
61A

I'd also be inclined to check/discuss:
22 (D?), 31 (C?), 53 (A?)


I also agree that 53 should be A.
-A refers to attention. It is stated that you are more willing to observe a behaviour if the model is admired and of the same sex. -The captain was the girl's role model and was similarly female, thus it allowed her to attend to the behaviour etc...
-C: Motivation, more refers to to the individual wanting to replicate behaviour- whilst this is true, I personally believe A is most correct :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: ellie2211 on October 27, 2016, 04:38:23 pm
Isn't question 36 D?
The word 'dog' is projected to the right side of the screen, so would be processed in the left hemisphere for language production, so Rose would be able to respond faster? And the hammer is projected to the left side of the screen, processed in the right hemisphere where visual images are processed, so she would be able to respond most quickly to this? Not 100% sure just questioning!
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 27, 2016, 04:43:40 pm
Isn't question 36 D?
The word 'dog' is projected to the right side of the screen, so would be processed in the left hemisphere for language production, so Rose would be able to respond faster? And the hammer is projected to the left side of the screen, processed in the right hemisphere where visual images are processed, so she would be able to respond most quickly to this? Not 100% sure just questioning!

Yeah - there was some discussion about this on the previous page. I've amended the first post because I'm pretty sure D is correct.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: DailyInsanity on October 27, 2016, 05:07:08 pm
What are your guys opinion of what the A+ cutoff will be for this year's exam, seeing as last years was 120.5/140 and taking into account the dodgy questions in the multiple choice and section C?
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Post by: Mia03 on October 27, 2016, 05:09:35 pm
Isn't Q29 C? I thought alcohol would heighten emotional awareness rather than dull
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nt2387 on October 27, 2016, 05:13:06 pm
What are your guys opinion of what the A+ cutoff will be for this year's exam, seeing as last years was 120.5/140 and taking into account the dodgy questions in the multiple choice and section C?
I thought some of the multis were really difficult. The short answer wasn't as easy as people thought it was. And obviously the ER was dodgy.

I think it would be lower but maybe I am biased.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Nambisa on October 27, 2016, 05:17:12 pm
Can you write convenience sampling as a extraneous variable!?
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: purplegiraffe on October 27, 2016, 05:20:53 pm
Isn't Q29 C? I thought alcohol would heighten emotional awareness rather than dull

We learnt that it could do either  ???
I put heighten though... due to uh... personal experiences
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: lilyrosee on October 27, 2016, 05:36:40 pm
Can you write convenience sampling as a extraneous variable!?


In Section C I wrote about how the convenience sample was an extraneous variable as they selected participants who were attending a bridal exhibition which alludes to the participants being focused on having a well-thought out and highly planned wedding. This would suggest that they could possibly be more stressed than other people in the population, as they are attending an exhibition. (Not my words exactly but I hope that this was correct) :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: lilyrosee on October 27, 2016, 05:41:12 pm
Also are we certain that multiple choice question 65 was D? I chose D but after the exam my teacher said that it was probably C...
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: lulubelle77 on October 27, 2016, 05:41:51 pm
Isn't Q29 C? I thought alcohol would heighten emotional awareness rather than dull

Alcohol is a depressant so i think it would make people less aware of the emotions (even if the emotions themselves are more extreme)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: MB_ on October 27, 2016, 06:03:30 pm
Also are we certain that multiple choice question 65 was D? I chose D but after the exam my teacher said that it was probably C...

The approach involved 'scales' so its not the categorical approach and I'm pretty sure the transitional approach falls under the dimensional approach so the answer is D.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: EmilyRoseLamb on October 27, 2016, 06:29:02 pm
What are your guys opinion of what the A+ cutoff will be for this year's exam, seeing as last years was 120.5/140 and taking into account the dodgy questions in the multiple choice and section C?

The bell curve is bound to go down, I think that's obvious from reading this forum - I imagine most students here are those who were very well prepared, and most found the exam more challenging than that of previous years. I think it may have been 2013 (or 14?), the 'clearly in' for an A+ (as my teacher put it) was 80%...you could have dropped about 28 marks...and I don't think it was near as challenging or ambiguous as this years' exam - also considering in a standard year around 18-20 marks can be lost before you're heading out of potential 40 territory. Can't worry about it too much, just know you did your best.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: EdwinJS on October 27, 2016, 07:38:25 pm
Question 52, could someone please explain to me why its that answer?
Thanks, btw all you year 12 reading this right now... forget about Psych and study more the rest of your exams ;) Good Luck!
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Post by: Alter on October 27, 2016, 09:25:15 pm
Question 52, could someone please explain to me why its that answer?
A is wrong as the wind instruments node is closer (fewer arcs in between).
B is correct because there are 3 nodes between 'flute' and 'string instruments', but 4 between 'flutes' and 'violin'.
C is wrong as clarinets is a closer node than violins (fewer arcs in between).
D is wrong; it means the same thing as C.

I hate SNT, so if you think it's wrong, tell me your explanation :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: HarryCondon5 on October 27, 2016, 09:52:43 pm
Guys, can anyone help me with what approach Short Answer Question 2 was?
Also, was tangible support applicable for Question 7?
Lastly, could 'crowding' have been used for Question 10?
Stressing out a bit!! haha
Cheers! :)
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Post by: EdwinJS on October 27, 2016, 10:16:05 pm
Guys, can anyone help me with what approach Short Answer Question 2 was?
Also, was tangible support applicable for Question 7?
Lastly, could 'crowding' have been used for Question 10?
Stressing out a bit!! haha
Cheers! :)

For question 2 I personally went towards the categorical approach and the disadvantage was the labelling and/or social stigma that it brings about - our teacher also agreed with this answer.

For question 7, tangible support sounds reasonable -- we won't know what the examiner wanted until the report is put out or our results come, really.

For question 10, I don't think crowding could be used because how or where is he being affected by it, please tell me your reasoning. I personally went towards the approach of environment temperature (working in the cold coolroom) which would lead to his body needing to keep warm that would later require more energy to remain warm and leading to weaker body and therefore damaging the body over the long term (not exact words - definitely said it better but yeah) also then his nervous system would require energy to aid the stress and being cold can make you get sick and being stress makes it more likely to suffer a cold too, a bit of paraphernalia about that jargon was used, often trying to make myself sound smarter than I am. ;)

-Edwin
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: HarryCondon5 on October 27, 2016, 10:22:19 pm
For question 2 I personally went towards the categorical approach and the disadvantage was the labelling and/or social stigma that it brings about - our teacher also agreed with this answer.

For question 7, tangible support sounds reasonable -- we won't know what the examiner wanted until the report is put out or our results come, really.

For question 10, I don't think crowding could be used because how or where is he being affected by it, please tell me your reasoning. I personally went towards the approach of environment temperature (working in the cold coolroom) which would lead to his body needing to keep warm that would later require more energy to remain warm and leading to weaker body and therefore damaging the body over the long term (not exact words - definitely said it better but yeah) also then his nervous system would require energy to aid the stress and being cold can make you get sick and being stress makes it more likely to suffer a cold too, a bit of paraphernalia about that jargon was used, often trying to make myself sound smarter than I am. ;)

-Edwin

Hahaha yes mate I know exactly what you mean!!
Honestly I just froze up and, for the life of me, couldn't think of any other environmental factors of stress bar natural disasters and loud noises hahahah
I defined crowding and related it to him being at university; very weak, I know! Earlier on this thread however I did see someone state that their teaching said that crowding could be relevant! I think I'm clutching at straws hahah.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: DailyInsanity on October 27, 2016, 10:56:26 pm
I was under the impression that you either had to refer to either his part time work or his university life/responsibilities as potential environmental stressors, explain how they would cause him stress and the relate that back to his physiological response to stress and how that would be more aroused/exacerbated with reference to specific physiological responses? I wrote something like hes part time work may act as an environmental stressor as he may need to meet deadlines, for example, a certain number of hours he must work each week. This would exacerbate his physiological stress response as more stress hormones would be released etc... not exactly like that. Or am I just going off on a tangent?
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: vcegenius on October 27, 2016, 11:18:39 pm
Very confused about section B question 3, were you meant to state that they were in an ASC as opposed to NWC or state what type of sleep or what?

Personally, I said that group 1 was in REM sleep and group 2 was in NREM then explained that the nature of their recordings suggested this. Others interpreted it as us being required to state that they were in an ASC and use the info provided to state why they were not in NWC.

Overall, not a bad exam. Does anyone know the correct way to tackle the first dot point of section C (the psychological determinants of stress?).
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: khan17 on October 27, 2016, 11:37:09 pm
Did anyone notice that the mean score (out of 5) for "choosing a wedding venue" a month after the wedding was 0.8?? It stated that it was a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being the lowest level of stress and 5 being the highest. Obviously, if 1 is the minimum response then it is impossible for a mean value to be less than 1???

Feels good exposing VCAA's mistakes as they certainly exposed mine today.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: flutenerd on October 28, 2016, 12:13:54 am
I don't think so. B and C are saying the same thing, and A is wrong... Babies have tonnes of REM/slow wave, and children either have more or the same as adolescents. (Tbh i thought they had more, but they certainly don't have less, so eliminate B and C, think the answer is D).

That said, it's been 4 years since I sat my exam haha!

In Q6,
b. is saying that children get less NREM sleep than adolescents
c. is saying that children get less REM sleep than adolecents
We all know that children get more REM than adolecents so then b. must be correct
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: rooeyboy267 on October 28, 2016, 01:40:09 am
In Q6,
b. is saying that children get less NREM sleep than adolescents
c. is saying that children get less REM sleep than adolecents
We all know that children get more REM than adolecents so then b. must be correct
A is obviously incorrect due to delayed release of melatonin occurring in adolescence
B also incorrect, the answer is specifically referring to the proportion of slow wave sleep (NREM 3&4) which you may have misread. Children get about 2.5 hours of SWS in a typical 11 hour sleep, compared to a typical adolescent who gets around 1.5 hours of SWS in a typical 8 hour sleep. This leads to children having a higher proportion (%) of SWS than adolescents
C is the correct answer
D is incorrect due to above explanation
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: HarryCondon5 on October 28, 2016, 06:17:54 am
Very confused about section B question 3, were you meant to state that they were in an ASC as opposed to NWC or state what type of sleep or what?

Personally, I said that group 1 was in REM sleep and group 2 was in NREM then explained that the nature of their recordings suggested this. Others interpreted it as us being required to state that they were in an ASC and use the info provided to state why they were not in NWC.

Overall, not a bad exam. Does anyone know the correct way to tackle the first dot point of section C (the psychological determinants of stress?).
I did the same as you regarding question 3 mate, however the states of consciousness probably does sound right :/ ;(
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Post by: vcegenius on October 28, 2016, 09:37:10 am
I did the same as you regarding question 3 mate, however the states of consciousness probably does sound right :/ ;(

I don't think it sounds quite right... it asks for the "state of consciousness" that they are in, I don't think an ASC would be correct as this is not a specific state of consciousness. I'm not quite sure what they're asking for here, but part b strongly suggests that they were looking for the type of sleep they are in (why else would they ask for EOG recordings?).

I think stages of sleep would have to be at least 2/4 marks.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nt2387 on October 28, 2016, 09:50:10 am
I don't think it sounds quite right... it asks for the "state of consciousness" that they are in, I don't think an ASC would be correct as this is not a specific state of consciousness. I'm not quite sure what they're asking for here, but part b strongly suggests that they were looking for the type of sleep they are in (why else would they ask for EOG recordings?).

I think stages of sleep would have to be at least 2/4 marks.
Pretty sure they were looking for specific stages of sleep in that question and not ASC vs NWC.

I thought it was dodgy that they labelled it as a states of consciousness experiment because this could be quite confusing.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: vcegenius on October 28, 2016, 11:11:52 am
A is obviously incorrect due to delayed release of melatonin occurring in adolescence
B also incorrect, the answer is specifically referring to the proportion of slow wave sleep (NREM 3&4) which you may have misread. Children get about 2.5 hours of SWS in a typical 11 hour sleep, compared to a typical adolescent who gets around 1.5 hours of SWS in a typical 8 hour sleep. This leads to children having a higher proportion (%) of SWS than adolescents
C is the correct answer
D is incorrect due to above explanation

To quote the Macmillian textbook "A newborn infant sleeps for around 16 hours a day, about 50% of which is REM sleep. By the end of infancy, total sleep time drops to around 12–13 hours and about 25–30% is REM sleep. By the end of childhood and onset of adolescence, total sleep time drops to around 9 hours and about 2 hours or 20% is REM sleep."

Assuming VCAA are considering "childhood" and "adolescence" as the beginning of these stages, it is clear that adolescents spend a smaller % of their sleep time in REM sleep, thus meaning all answers except B can be considered incorrect. I don't think VCAA would ask us a question which relies on us working out specific percentages of time spent in sleep stages during stages of development which aren't even properly defined as to what age they actually occur in.

Pretty sure its Q6 is B.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: vcegenius on October 28, 2016, 11:23:31 am
Also, can someone please explain the psychological determinants of stress?
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nadiaaa on October 28, 2016, 12:05:03 pm
Also, can someone please explain the psychological determinants of stress?
I had no idea what this was!!! i just talked about psychological factors of stress like difficultly concentrating  etc and where it was mostly experienced according to the results and where it affected them the most, basically just bullshitted my way through it hahah so its probs not even right..
What did u say?
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: HasibA on October 28, 2016, 12:23:08 pm
Yo guys, in the multiple choice I used a hb pencil, and shaded firmly, but I don't think not firm enough or as hard as I can? Am I in trouble ? Only noticed it after finishing bio today, learnt to shade in as hard as I can once I'm happy with my answers for the next exam Ty :')
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Post by: sarangiya on October 28, 2016, 12:30:36 pm
I had no idea what this was!!! i just talked about psychological factors of stress like difficultly concentrating  etc and where it was mostly experienced according to the results and where it affected them the most, basically just bullshitted my way through it hahah so its probs not even right..
What did u say?
My teacher and some girl in my class said it was the differentiation of eustress and distress. After Googling, it seems they were right (first link).
#rekt when you referred to like personality etc lmfao. I think I said that the personality, presence of mental health problems and coping strategies could affect the way one interprets stress lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Did anyone notice that the mean score (out of 5) for "choosing a wedding venue" a month after the wedding was 0.8?? It stated that it was a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being the lowest level of stress and 5 being the highest. Obviously, if 1 is the minimum response then it is impossible for a mean value to be less than 1???

Feels good exposing VCAA's mistakes as they certainly exposed mine today.
lmao

Pretty sure they were looking for specific stages of sleep in that question and not ASC vs NWC.

I thought it was dodgy that they labelled it as a states of consciousness experiment because this could be quite confusing.
Agreed. Really threw me. I was (still am) sure they're stages of sleep, so they're both ASC - whaaa? Rip I didn't explicitly say ASC I just said the stages ugh

Yo guys, in the multiple choice I used a hb pencil, and shaded firmly, but I don't think not firm enough or as hard as I can? Am I in trouble ? Only noticed it after finishing bio today, learnt to shade in as hard as I can once I'm happy with my answers for the next exam Ty :')
I think you'll be fine. I used HB and didn't even shade that darkly but I thought they were obviously darker than the white so.
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Post by: Glasses on October 28, 2016, 12:38:15 pm
Yo guys, in the multiple choice I used a hb pencil, and shaded firmly, but I don't think not firm enough or as hard as I can? Am I in trouble ? Only noticed it after finishing bio today, learnt to shade in as hard as I can once I'm happy with my answers for the next exam Ty :')

It shouldn't be a problem, don't stress :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: vcegenius on October 28, 2016, 12:45:18 pm
I had no idea what this was!!! i just talked about psychological factors of stress like difficultly concentrating  etc and where it was mostly experienced according to the results and where it affected them the most, basically just bullshitted my way through it hahah so its probs not even right..
What did u say?

I had no idea and wrote something about the participants varying responses to stressors due to the subjectivity of individual reaction to stressors... Which is basically referring to the transactional model without explicitly mentioning it, which was the next part of the question so my answer is obviously no good. I think that was a terrible question as I've never even head of the "psychological determinants" before?? Will be interesting to see what they wanted!
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nt2387 on October 28, 2016, 12:47:19 pm
My teacher and some girl in my class said it was the differentiation of eustress and distress. After Googling, it seems they were right (first link).
#rekt when you referred to like personality etc lmfao. I think I said that the personality, presence of mental health problems and coping strategies could affect the way one interprets stress lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
lmao
I think that's right. I and some others talked about the psychological factors in BPS for that dot point, and then went onto discussing eustress, distress, etc for the second dot point.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: HasibA on October 28, 2016, 12:52:52 pm
I had no idea and wrote something about the participants varying responses to stressors due to the subjectivity of individual reaction to stressors... Which is basically referring to the transactional model without explicitly mentioning it, which was the next part of the question so my answer is obviously no good. I think that was a terrible question as I've never even head of the "psychological determinants" before?? Will be interesting to see what they wanted!
wrote the same. psychological determinants mainly talk about how psychological factors affect stress response. subjectivity, individuality etc. all are factors, i think its right! :)
-source: discussion with cousin who did psych at uni, and is a qualified psych! :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Glasses on October 28, 2016, 12:55:01 pm
RE: Psychological Determinants of Stress

I haven't had a look at the exact question, but I would assume that it was relating to the different psychological factors that can influence how an individual responds to stress. Such as:
- Prior experience with stressors and stress responses.
- Coping skills.
- Level of self-esteem.
- Attitudes.
- Perception of how much control one has over the stressful situation or event.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: deejay9 on October 28, 2016, 01:01:01 pm
The Grivas textbook lists "psychological determinants of the stress response" as psychological factors that can affect how an individual reacts to a stressor. Things like prior experience, self-esteem, motivation and attitudes. So those are the things I talked about in relation to the results of the questionnaire.

At first I thought it was referring to eustress and distress, but I think those are psychological reactions to a stress response not determinants.

Question for everyone - what did people write for Q4 part C in the short answer section? Some of my friends were saying that they wrote about the level of processing model of memory, so I'm a bit wary cause I didn't mention a specific theory of memory, I just wrote about how mnemonic devices assist with elaborative rehearsal and make information more likely to be recalled. 
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nadiaaa on October 28, 2016, 01:10:52 pm
wrote the same. psychological determinants mainly talk about how psychological factors affect stress response. subjectivity, individuality etc. all are factors, i think its right! :)
-source: discussion with cousin who did psych at uni, and is a qualified psych! :)
Yess same! i spoke about how its subjective for each individual and the different things they'd experience. Hopefully we are right, or at least close.. what did u guys talk about that debriefing question right before the 10 marker?
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: vcegenius on October 28, 2016, 01:19:31 pm

Question for everyone - what did people write for Q4 part C in the short answer section? Some of my friends were saying that they wrote about the level of processing model of memory, so I'm a bit wary cause I didn't mention a specific theory of memory, I just wrote about how mnemonic devices assist with elaborative rehearsal and make information more likely to be recalled.

I have heard a bit about that too. I don't think they are correct, although they may still get marks. The question states "with reference to psychological theory" NOT "with reference to A psychological theory" so I'm 99% sure you were meant to explain how narrative chaining works and therefore why the class members who used narrative chaining will be able to recall more words than those who didn't (because it can be meaningfully linked and stored in LTM which has an unlimited capacity and duration compared to the other group who were likely to simply store it in STM which obviously has a limited duration and capacity). That's what I wrote and I don't know why you would bring any other theory into it.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: vcegenius on October 28, 2016, 01:21:49 pm
Yess same! i spoke about how its subjective for each individual and the different things they'd experience. Hopefully we are right, or at least close.. what did u guys talk about that deception question right before the 10 marker?

I said that the participant's results should be discussed with them and shown their comparisons to the rest of the sample group and that those who reported abnormally high levels of stress once the wedding was over could be offered counselling lol. Don't think the last bit was correct but couldn't think of anything else. What did you write?
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nadiaaa on October 28, 2016, 01:33:26 pm
I said that the participant's results should be discussed with them and shown their comparisons to the rest of the sample group and that those who reported abnormally high levels of stress once the wedding was over could be offered counselling lol. Don't think the last bit was correct but couldn't think of anything else. What did you write?

I think i got this question wrong, but i said the researcher would send a letter to the participants discussing their results, the nature of the study etc and then would give a contact number to address any additionally concerns they have and counselling if they need it haha, do u think this is wrong?



I have heard a bit about that too. I don't think they are correct, although they may still get marks. The question states "with reference to psychological theory" NOT "with reference to A psychological theory" so I'm 99% sure you were meant to explain how narrative chaining works and therefore why the class members who used narrative chaining will be able to recall more words than those who didn't (because it can be meaningfully linked and stored in LTM which has an unlimited capacity and duration compared to the other group who were likely to simply store it in STM which obviously has a limited duration and capacity). That's what I wrote and I don't know why you would bring any other theory into it.

Also i asked my teacher about this and she said Craik n Lockhart should be correct because narrative chaining involves semantic processing but she also should they'd probably more options too and from your answer yours looks 100% correct as well coz many people in my school didnt talk about Craik and Lockhart too so i guess both are fine.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: vcegenius on October 28, 2016, 01:34:22 pm
I think that's right. I and some others talked about the psychological factors in BPS for that dot point, and then went onto discussing eustress, distress, etc for the second dot point.

Why would you refer to eustress and distress for the second dot point? That was referring to the transactional model of stress and coping? Eustress and distress has nothing to do with that? I was under the impression that you were required to discuss how different forms of primary appraisals and different levels of coping abilities/resources potentially directly impacted the results of the experiment/questionare/whatever it was. Someone tell me if I'm wrong.

I think i got this question wrong, but i said the researcher would send a letter to the participants discussing their results, the nature of the study etc and then would give a contact number to address any additionally concerns they have and counselling if they need it haha, do u think this is wrong?

I think you're on the money there. That's all debriefing is, so I can't really see how it would be wrong.

Mod Edit: Merged double post + fixed up a quote - Aaron
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: MsCat on October 28, 2016, 02:53:49 pm
I agree that Q6 should be "B".  B and C are not saying the same thing - they are saying the opposite. 

I don't think so. B and C are saying the same thing, and A is wrong... Babies have tonnes of REM/slow wave, and children either have more or the same as adolescents. (Tbh i thought they had more, but they certainly don't have less, so eliminate B and C, think the answer is D).

That said, it's been 4 years since I sat my exam haha!
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: nt2387 on October 28, 2016, 03:07:47 pm
Why would you refer to eustress and distress for the second dot point? That was referring to the transactional model of stress and coping? Eustress and distress has nothing to do with that? I was under the impression that you were required to discuss how different forms of primary appraisals and different levels of coping abilities/resources potentially directly impacted the results of the experiment/questionare/whatever it was. Someone tell me if I'm wrong.

Mod Edit: Merged double post + fixed up a quote - Aaron
Eustress and distress are directly related to the primary appraisal stage. Eustress and distress is dependent on the person perceiving a stressor as a harm/loss, challenge, etc.

BTW these are marked holistically and the first and second dot points are fairly similar so I wouldn't worry where you place discussions regarding eustress and distress.

Also, you're right in definitely discussing the evaluation of the stressor and resources available in the second dot point. I've just linked it with eustress and distress for primary appraisal.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: sam_ch on October 28, 2016, 08:10:26 pm
I wasn't sure about q12, I put C. I thought since the parasympathetic system calmed the body, arousal would be correct, but as for the mood part...
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: sam_ch on October 28, 2016, 08:20:55 pm
Could Q53 be A? The scenario mentions that the cricketer has blonde hair like Phoebe, and we are more likely to pay attention to models that are similar to ourselves. Unless this piece of information is supposed to be a distractor?
Yeah, I thought it could be A too, since we would need to pay attention first for observational learning to occur. As for motivation, I thought that stage was referring to having the motivation to reproduce the action studied
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: sam_ch on October 28, 2016, 08:36:54 pm
Hahaha yes mate I know exactly what you mean!!
Honestly I just froze up and, for the life of me, couldn't think of any other environmental factors of stress bar natural disasters and loud noises hahahah
I defined crowding and related it to him being at university; very weak, I know! Earlier on this thread however I did see someone state that their teaching said that crowding could be relevant! I think I'm clutching at straws hahah.

For qn10, because it was environmental, I thought that maybe the change of environment from high school to university could be stressful, since they have different teaching styles and all that... but the thing about the cool room thing seems legit!
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: sam_ch on October 28, 2016, 08:41:51 pm
I had no idea what this was!!! i just talked about psychological factors of stress like difficultly concentrating  etc and where it was mostly experienced according to the results and where it affected them the most, basically just bullshitted my way through it hahah so its probs not even right..
What did u say?
I confused it with something else, I ended up writing about the biological, psychological and social factors that could lead to stress😂 Don't know if it's alright  :-\
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Plokm123 on October 29, 2016, 06:52:00 pm
I am of 100 percent certainty that question 47 is D and not B, B was intended to trick people.
It is known that variable interval reinforcement will lead to the slowest rate of extinction becase the subject is unsure when someone will reinforce it leading to more of that desired behaviour. So given that she provides the dog with punishment as a consequence, the dog will not want to repeat the behaviour ofbarking because it will be uncertain as to whether or not she will punish him, so the dog will always be sure to keep the desirable response of not barking because of the uncertainty of time which is the most effective punishment.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Alter on October 29, 2016, 07:21:29 pm
I am of 100 percent certainty that question 47 is D and not B, B was intended to trick people.
It is known that variable interval reinforcement will lead to the slowest rate of extinction becase the subject is unsure when someone will reinforce it leading to more of that desired behaviour. So given that she provides the dog with punishment as a consequence, the dog will not want to repeat the behaviour ofbarking because it will be uncertain as to whether or not she will punish him, so the dog will always be sure to keep the desirable response of not barking because of the uncertainty of time which is the most effective punishment.
Imo this is a problem with question ambiguity. It's impossible to tell whether or not it means 'every time the dog barks [at 6am]' or in general. Conversely, if it says 'some of the time', you don't know whether this is specific to the 6am time or if it just means arbitrarily deciding to or not to tell the dog off.

I hadn't considered your argument, but it does make me doubt that you can say either of the answers are necessarily correct.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: StupidProdigy on October 30, 2016, 11:37:40 am
I am of 100 percent certainty that question 47 is D and not B, B was intended to trick people.
It is known that variable interval reinforcement will lead to the slowest rate of extinction becase the subject is unsure when someone will reinforce it leading to more of that desired behaviour. So given that she provides the dog with punishment as a consequence, the dog will not want to repeat the behaviour ofbarking because it will be uncertain as to whether or not she will punish him, so the dog will always be sure to keep the desirable response of not barking because of the uncertainty of time which is the most effective punishment.
Your logic is sound however I think the question more or less infers that it is the acquisition stage (Toula hasn't even commenced the condioning yet)-where the punishment is most effectively paired by having the consequence occur after every response. After the pairing has eventually occured then a partial schedule of reinforcement is most effective. Quite ambiguous though, so I hope for your sake it isn't referring to the acquisition stage
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: vcegenius on October 30, 2016, 03:46:10 pm
I am of 100 percent certainty that question 47 is D and not B, B was intended to trick people.
It is known that variable interval reinforcement will lead to the slowest rate of extinction becase the subject is unsure when someone will reinforce it leading to more of that desired behaviour. So given that she provides the dog with punishment as a consequence, the dog will not want to repeat the behaviour ofbarking because it will be uncertain as to whether or not she will punish him, so the dog will always be sure to keep the desirable response of not barking because of the uncertainty of time which is the most effective punishment.

Unlikely.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: StupidProdigy on October 30, 2016, 07:58:02 pm
if i lost about 6-10 marks on that psych exam or maybe less and my sac average for unit 4 is 100% and unit 3 is low 90s what study score am i looking at?? please help becuase im freaking out haha thanks! :)
High 40's, probably from 47-49. Also it's your in class ranking rather than percentage scores that contribute to your study score more so. Good luck with your results! :)
This is in the wrong forum thread btw
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: vcegenius on October 31, 2016, 09:48:35 am
if i lost about 6-10 marks on that psych exam or maybe less and my sac average for unit 4 is 100% and unit 3 is low 90s what study score am i looking at?? please help becuase im freaking out haha thanks! :)

How on earth did you lose below 10 marks on this exam? If you got 135/140, I would go as far to say you'll probably get a 50. I'd imagine the A+ cutoff for this exam will be around the 110-115 mark, as it was 113 a few years ago on a simpler exam. If you've dropped less than 10, you've done very well.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: mandy.healy on October 31, 2016, 01:42:56 pm
How on earth did you lose below 10 marks on this exam? If you got 135/140, I would go as far to say you'll probably get a 50. I'd imagine the A+ cutoff for this exam will be around the 110-115 mark, as it was 113 a few years ago on a simpler exam. If you've dropped less than 10, you've done very well.

To be honest, thats just me being cautiously optimistic haha. ive dropped about 1-2 marks on multiple choice, and im guessing ill drop the most from section c. It all entirely depends on the assessor in the end so i guess well have to wait and see.
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Joseph41 on October 31, 2016, 02:03:46 pm
To be honest, thats just me being cautiously optimistic haha. ive dropped about 1-2 marks on multiple choice, and im guessing ill drop the most from section c. It all entirely depends on the assessor in the end so i guess well have to wait and see.

Regardless, those are excellent scores no matter how you look at it. Well done. :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: Pineapple66 on October 31, 2016, 02:07:46 pm
To be honest, thats just me being cautiously optimistic haha. ive dropped about 1-2 marks on multiple choice, and im guessing ill drop the most from section c. It all entirely depends on the assessor in the end so i guess well have to wait and see.

yeah thats still insane! good job!! :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: mandy.healy on October 31, 2016, 06:15:39 pm
thanks guys  :)
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: sarangiya on November 01, 2016, 03:56:38 pm
For qn10, because it was environmental, I thought that maybe the change of environment from high school to university could be stressful, since they have different teaching styles and all that... but the thing about the cool room thing seems legit!
I said about working in the cool room in the supermarket or whatever and that extreme temperatures can make people more stressed. And then for physiological reactions, I said something like the cold would aggravate his increased heart rate due to stress because it would also be increased to pump blood to the body to keep it warm lmao
this exam rip (

((apologies i just read back and saw there's an answer like this already - but well this is the version of a person who wasn't so comprehensive haha))
Title: Re: VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion
Post by: www on February 25, 2017, 01:52:56 pm
Exam report has been released!

The debated Q6 of multiple choice was marked as correct for any response. :)