I'm writing up some MC answers right now, but I'm a bit rustyYou are my hero.
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.Absolute ledge!!!!
Answers:Spoiler1. 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.
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.I just realised Stick is one of the most prolific posters in ATAR Notes history haha. Will crack into the top 10 soon!
Someone who actually does/did VCE Psychology, please feel free to correct me. :P
I also felt quite cheated, in a way - the exam didn't test a broad amount of knowledge particularly in the short answer.
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).
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.
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.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'm looking at the below graph thinking it shows that B is wrong? Thoughts?
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
Have gone through the suggested answers, I'm confident these corrections should be made:
19C
35C
55D
56D
61A
22 (D?)
31 (C?)
53 (A?)
Isn't 56 D? :)
Oh yeah because REM is beta-like isn't it? Woops ::)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..
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)
I'd also be inclined to check/discuss: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.
22 (D?), 31 (C?), 53 (A?)
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?
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?
Isn't Question 60 A?
Old Information (Old digit pin) interfered with new information (new digit pin)
Isn't Question 60 A?
Old Information (Old digit pin) interfered with new information (new digit pin)
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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.
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31 (C?)
Gut feeling is D.
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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
Anyone else said q61 was A? Or did i stuff up :-\
Anyone want to share how they went about section C?? Or has it already been suppressed ;)
Anyone else said q61 was A? Or did i stuff up :-\
New information interfering with old information is (perhaps counter-intuitively) retroactive interference. So C for mine.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.
EDIT: Because yeah, as above, I read that question to be new interfering with old; not old interfering with new.
Opinion seems a little divided but I would have gone with A, myself.Oh good! Also what about q12? i said D
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!
also can someone explain why Q12 is D and not C?This question was stupid.
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
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.
IMO 36 is D.Re-reading scenario carefully, I agree!
Word 'dog' projected to right -> left hemisphere (verbal)
Image of hammer projected to left -> right hemisphere (non-verbal)
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 :)
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...Same, just realised now i read the question wrong ... damn
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..
Alright so guysI 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.
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..
Wouldn't the answer to Q51 be B? It requires only retracing one link, whereas C requires two.
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?)
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!
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.
Isn't Q29 C? I thought alcohol would heighten emotional awareness rather than dull
Can you write convenience sampling as a extraneous variable!?
Isn't Q29 C? I thought alcohol would heighten emotional awareness rather than dull
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...
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?
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).
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
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,A is obviously incorrect due to delayed release of melatonin occurring in adolescence
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
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?I did the same as you regarding question 3 mate, however the states of consciousness probably does sound right :/ ;(
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 :/ ;(
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?).Pretty sure they were looking for specific stages of sleep in that question and not ASC vs NWC.
I think stages of sleep would have to be at least 2/4 marks.
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
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..
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..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).
What did u say?
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???lmao
Feels good exposing VCAA's mistakes as they certainly exposed mine today.
Pretty sure they were looking for specific stages of sleep in that question and not ASC vs NWC.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
I thought it was dodgy that they labelled it as a states of consciousness experiment because this could be quite confusing.
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.
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 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).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.
#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 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! :)
wrote the same. psychological determinants mainly talk about how psychological factors affect stress response. subjectivity, individuality etc. all are factors, i think its right! :)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?
-source: discussion with cousin who did psych at uni, and is a qualified psych! :)
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.
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?
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.
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.
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 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!
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.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.
Mod Edit: Merged double post + fixed up a quote - Aaron
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
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.
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..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 :-\
What did u say?
I am of 100 percent certainty that question 47 is D and not B, B was intended to trick people.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.
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.
I am of 100 percent certainty that question 47 is D and not B, B was intended to trick people.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
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.
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.
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! :)
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.
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.
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.
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