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Hey, folks, it's Howey, your psych lecturer. I'm going to try and chuck up some solutions to the exam throughout the day, all in this post here!
Just a quick disclaimer - these solutions are not official in any way and are just my opinion. They are being produced quickly so if you disagree with something feel free to let me know - just comment below!
Here we go:
Multiple-Choice
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. D
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. D
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. A
20. B
21. B
22. A*
23. D
24. B
25. C/D?*
26. C
27. C*
28. D
29. B
30. C
31. A
32. C
33. D
34. B
35. A
36. D*
37. A
38. A
39. D
40. A
41. B
42. A
43. C
44. D
45. A
46. C
47. C
48. C
49. C
50. B
Short-Answer
Question 1
Selye's GAS and the release of cortisol.
"Sustained levels of cortisol mobilise the body and increase arousal to respond to the stressor" - Resistance
"The release of cortisol mobilises the body and increases arousal to respond to the stressor" - Alarm Reaction, specifically countershock
"Depleted levels of cortisol reduce the ability of the body to respond to future stressors" - Exhaustion
This was an interesting question as the Jacaranda and Oxford textbooks disagree over when cortisol is released. Personally, I had always learnt that cortisol is released in the resistance stage, but it appears that this question is leading you to the countershock phase of alarm reaction as the correct answer.
Question 2
Leading questions and Loftus's research.
The defence lawyers would question the reliability of the description that Nixon gave to police as Nixon was asked leading questions immediately after the event occurred by television reporters. In multiple studies, Loftus found that leading questions can lead a person to reconstruct their memory to include the information contained in the question, or the desired answer - which may actually be incorrect and cause the memory to be 'false'. In this case, when Nixon was asked "How old the boys were?" and "What weapons did they have?", she may have reconstructed her memory to include the information that the armed intruders were young males and that they carried weapons, which she then recalled when interviewed by the police.
Question 3
Little Albert's conditioned emotional response.
a) Neurohormone - Adrenaline. When Little Albert was startled (emotionally aroused), adrenaline would have been released into his bloodstream, as his sympathetic nervous system was activated. The release of adrenaline causes his conditioned emotional response to be strongly consolidated and stored. Specifically, the presence of adrenaline causes the release of noradrenaline at the amygdala during the consolidation process, which ensures that this memory is strongly encoded and stored.
Brain Region - Amygdala. The amygdala was primarily involved in the consolidation of Albert's conditioned emotional response, as this is an implicit, classically conditioned memory, specifically a fear response.
Another interesting question, given the textbook is somewhat vague about this at times.
b) LTP in the development of the phobia.
When Albert was consistently exposed to a loud noise (the UCS) at the same time as the white rat (NS), this produced a fear response (UCR). When Albert consistently has a fear response and the rat is present, this would have led to the synaptic connections in Albert's brain between the rat and the fear response being strengthened, as they were consistently being activated together. As a result, the next time that Albert saw a rat, he was more likely to have a fear response.
c) How to remove the fear response via classical conditioning.
If Little Albert was consistently exposed to the CS alone (the mouse), without the presence of the UCS (the loud noise), then it is likely that he will eventually undergo extinction due to the consistent non-presentation of the UCS (the loud noise). Therefore, Albert's fear response, which is the CR, should eventually disappear.
Thanks to those who suggested this answer, I think it's a good one
Question 4
Bee Stinging question.
a) Division of nervous system - Somatic nervous system
Response - Conscious/Voluntary
b) Spinal reflex.
When Serena was stung by the bee, her spinal reflex occurred. The sensation of the stinging pain was carried by her afferent neurons to her spinal cord. The information was then transferred to an interneuron, which then responds by sending a motor message down her efferent neurons, resulting in Serena kicking her leg out. The sensation of pain then continued to travel up her spinal cord to her brain, where it was registered, but not until after Serena had already made a motor response due to her spinal reflex.
c) Stimulus generalisation
d) Negative reinforcement
e) Systematic desensitisation.
Serena could perform systematic desensitisation with a psychologist to overcome her phobia of bees. Systematic desensitisation is a three-stage process.
Firstly, Serena would learn a relaxation technique, such as slow and controlled breathing.
Secondly, Serena would create a 'fear hierarchy' of situations involving her phobic stimulus, from least-feared to most-feared. For example, her least-feared situation involving bees may be looking at a picture of a bee, while her most-feared situation may be having a bee on her skin.
Lastly, Serena would then work through the fear hierarchy from least-feared to most-feared. During each situation, she would pair the relaxation technique with the phobic stimulus, until she feels a relaxation response instead of a fear response. She would then move onto the next stage, and so on until her phobia has been extinguished and she no longer has a fear response to bees.
Question 5
Caffeine study question.
a) Brain waves
Amplitude - The amplitude of a person's brain waves would decrease after they have consume caffeine
Frequency - The frequency of a person's brain waves would increase after they have consume caffeine
b) Disgusting antagonist caffeine question.
Ok, so this is a really weird question, so I'll do my best to answer it, but just reinforcing that there are no guarantees this is correct, so don't freak out if you disagree.
The lock-and-key process of neurotransmission describes how the shape of a neurotransmitter must match the shape of the receptor site on the dendrite, in order for it to be taken up and have any effect (either excitatory or inhibitory) on the post-synaptic neuron. As caffeine is acting as an antagonist for adenosine, it decreases the receptiveness of dendritic receptors on the postsynaptic neuron to receiving adenosine. As a result, adenosine is less likely to be taken up by the postsynaptic neurons and have any effect, either excitatory or inhibitory. If adenosine is unable to attach to the postsynaptic neurons, it will be taken back up by the presynaptic neuron in a process known as reuptake. As a result of being unable to attach to postsynaptic neurons, memory function will not be impaired, as adenosine will be unable to lower mood and alertness and therefore won't impair memory.
Again, I think this is a very nasty question, so there will probably be many opinions on potential answers. I have just tried to relate it back to what is strictly on the study design as much as possible.
c) i. Matched participants - The rats were 'matched' before allocation to groups. One advantage of this design is that it leads to reduced individual participant differences between groups, as the participants in each group are matched on a relevant characteristic.
Note: Could potentially be independent groups, depending on how you interpreted the question. I'm honestly not 100% sure.
ii. This research was conducted on animals and therefore may not be fully applicable to humans
iii. An interesting 5-mark question.
The fact that there were four different conditions in this study allowed Dr Cunha to make his conclusion.
As the placebo + stress (P+S) group of mice consumed less of the sweetened water than the placebo without stress (P-S) group of mice showed that a higher level of stress leads to decreased consumption of the sweetened water, which is linked to decreased mood. Similarly, as the placebo + stress (P+S) group of mice took more trials to run the maze than the placebo without stress (P-S) group of mice, this shows that a higher level of stress leads to decreased memory performance.
As the caffeine + stress (C+S) group of mice performed similarly to the caffeine without stress (C-S) group of mice on both trials to run the maze and consumption of sweetened water, this appears to indicate that caffeine is able to decrease the effects of stress on both mood and memory.
Finally, as both the C+S and C-S groups of mice performed similarly to P-S group of mice on both the mood and memory tasks (consumption of sweetened water and trials taken to complete the maze, respectively), this suggests that the addition of caffeine into the drinking water of the mice that suffered from stress was able to reduce the effect of stress on both mood and memory. This is shown as the C+S group performed similarly to both the C-S and P-S (both non-stress) groups of mice, while the P+S (stress but no caffeine) group of mice performed worse on the mood and memory tasks than all three other groups.
This is a bit of a confusing answer to word, so apologies if I have gotten anything mixed up throughout
Question 6
Zac Mental Health Scenario.
a) Biological - Substance Use. Zac's substance use could have contributed to the development and/or progression of a mental health disorder as it can interfere with chemical neurotransmission within the brain and cause long-term effects on the functioning of the brain.
Psychological - Stress. Stress could have increased Zac's vulnerability to developing a mental health disorder such as schizophrenia (which it is strongly linked to). Long-term stress also results in the release of cortisol, which can result in negative impacts on both physical and mental health.
b) Approach coping strategy - Looking for a new job (e.g. handing out resumes)
c) Support from family friends and community - Consistently interacting with other people. Specifically, Zac could start seeing his friends and family more often, or join a community sports team.
d) Zac's family, including his grandfather, could be a source of stigma, as they may negatively judge him for having a mental health disorder. This may result in him delaying treatment as he doesn't want to be judged (e.g. called 'weak') by his grandfather, who is physically ill and therefore may not sympathise with Zac, meaning he is less likely to go and see a mental health professional.
Question 7
Maintenance vs. Elaborative Rehearsal Practical Investigation.
a) No, the DV is not correct. The DV should be 'the number of words recalled from the list of 20 words', as this is what Zac is actually measuring, not the list of 20 words.
b) Convenience sampling. This means that the sample will not be representative of the population and therefore results from the experiment cannot be generalised to the population.
c) Jaime could have used random sampling. This would have involved putting each of the Year 10 students names in a hat and randomly drawing out as many as necessary. This would have resulted in each Year 10 student having an equal chance of being selected for the sample, and therefore the sample would have been representative of the population of Year 10 students at Sundown High School.
Could also have talked about stratified or random-stratified sampling
d) Graph should show the serial position effect.
X-axis should be labelled 'position of word in list'.
Y-axis should be labelled 'number/percentage of students who recalled word'.
e) The serial position effect consists of the primacy effect and the recency effect. The primacy effect refers to the superior recall of words at the beginning of the list (compared to words in the middle of the list) and is linked to long-term memory (LTM), as words that are rehearsed many times are more likely to pass into LTM. The recency effect refers to the superior recall of words at the end of the list and is linked to short-term memory (STM), as words that have just been presented are likely to still be in STM. In this way, the multi-store model of memory would be supported by maintenance rehearsal.
Would love to hear your thoughts on parts d and e. Personally, I was tossing up whether there would be a strong recency effect and little primacy effect, as maintenance rehearsal is linked to STM, not LTM, or whether it would just be a normal serial position effect curve. I went with a normal SPE because the next question asked for how it supported the multi-store model of memory. Thoughts? Maybe I'm just overthinking it... :)
f) The elaborative rehearsal condition probably produced better recall than the maintenance rehearsal condition because the words were able to be linked with information already in LTM, and had more meaning. Not only did the words pairs rhyme (e.g. bun-sun), but they also rhymed with the number of the order they were presented in. (E.g. one: bun-sun; two: shoe-new). This would have given them additional meaning and allowed them to be linked more strongly with information (e.g. the numbers 1-10) that is already stored in LTM, thus producing better recall.
Question 8 (10-marker)
Some key points:
- Shift work can cause a circadian phase disorder to occur, which is when there is a mismatch between your sleep-wake cycle and your desired sleep-wake cycle, or the external environment
- Night shift workers would have to sleep during the day, somewhere between the hours of 6am and 7pm
- Due to this, they may not sleep at well due to the potential high levels of light/noise etc.
- This can lead to partial sleep deprivation, which can have affective, behavioural and cognitive impacts (physiological and psychological) [explain what these are]
- Protective factor – Adequate diet or social support, I suppose. Seems a bit weird.
- One intervention – Either bright light therapy (in some way, although note they can’t really change their work hours) or CBT, particularly the behavioural strategies of sleep hygiene education and stimulus control therapy
Full Answer
Shift work involves working clearly outside of the ‘normal’ 9am-5pm hours, and can be one of the key reasons that a circadian phase disorder may occur. A circadian phase disorder is when there is a mismatch between an individual’s sleep-wake cycle and a desired or ‘normal’ sleep-wake cycle, which is usually feeling awake and alert during the day and sleepy at night. Both you (Allira) and I (Tim) are shift workers, as we work from 7pm to 6am for four nights, followed by four nights off.
When working night shift, it is important to still get an adequate quantity and quality of sleep. This has to occur during the day (between 6am and 7pm) and can be challenging as there may often be high levels of light, noise or other distracting factors which can lead to an individual struggling to sleep.
If an individual is struggling to sleep during the day, this can lead to partial sleep deprivation – when you aren’t getting enough sleep (a good guideline is about 8 hours for adults, although this varies slightly between individuals). Partial sleep deprivation can have many impacts, both physiological and psychological.
Psychologically, partial sleep deprivation can lead to effects such as impaired concentration, impaired problem-solving and decision-making, illogical thinking and poor performance on simple tasks. These effects can all have a major impact on your performance as an aircraft engineer – where it is obviously critical that mistakes aren’t made, as this could jeopardise the safety of many people. People suffering from particle sleep deprivation are also likely to have amplified emotional responses – for example, getting grumpy very easily and quickly. Again, this can impact upon workplace performance and social connectedness.
Physiologically, partial sleep deprivation can lead to an increased reaction time, droopy eyelids, shaking hands and general feelings of fatigue and sleepiness. Once again, this can impact upon workplace performance, particularly when dealing with the complex parts of an aircraft.
When between lots of night shift (i.e. during the four days off), it is important to establish a routine for sleeping. Many shift workers will go back to sleeping during ‘normal hours’ (i.e. sleeping at night and being awake during the day). However, this adjustment can be difficult, as it requires a rather large shift in your sleep-wake cycle, which is a circadian rhythm that repeats roughly every 24 hours. However, a lot of shift workers find that it is necessary to adjust so that they can spend time with families, play sport or perform other leisure activities during ‘normal’ daylight hours. It is essential during this period between shifts that you are still getting enough sleep to avoid the effects of partial sleep deprivation, and ensure that you are fully refreshed when you come back to work.
One intervention or treatment that could be used to help adjust to sleeping during daylight hours is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). CBT aims to change dysfunctional thoughts and behaviours that may be inhibiting sleep. The behavioural components of CBT may be particularly useful. For example, sleep hygiene education reinforces the importance of strong sleeping habits, including sleeping in a dark place, not exercising immediately before bed and avoiding screens immediately before bed. These may all help to increase sleep quality and quantity when sleeping during daylight hours, and therefore help avoid partial sleep deprivation.
Stimulus control therapy is another behavioural strategy that could be used. This involves strengthening the bed and bedroom as cues for sleep. It is important that you don’t use the bed for other things, such as reading or watching TV, as this may lead to you associating the bed with those activities rather than sleeping, and lead to trouble sleeping.
Bright light therapy is another intervention that could be used. This involves exposing yourself to safe but intense amounts of light. For example, if you wanted to stay awake at night, as a shift worker, you could expose yourself to light at night, and then try and avoid exposing yourself to light during the day, when you want to be sleeping. This can help to move your sleep-wake cycle to the desired time, as light inhibits the release of melatonin, which causes drowsiness.
Finally, one protective factor that could help reduce the impact of this change to sleep-wake cycle is social support. It is important that all shift workers here at the company support each other at all times, whether through tangible support, such as giving someone a place to sleep, information support, such as by passing on this information to others or through emotional support, particularly if a person is acting as though they may be sleep deprived.
Sleep is very important, so please look after yourself. Let us know if you have any questions, we’re always happy to help. As a company, we want the best for our employees.
Note that there are a lot of different ways to answer the 10-mark question - especially one as open-ended as this - so don't stress if you have some completely different things
All done! :) Don't stress too much over what I've written (as I've mentioned, I feel like there are a few questions that could be answered a few different ways). There's also nothing you can do about it now, so move on and focus on your next exam, and I hope you all do brilliantly!! ;D
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Ten marker was about sleep. How shift work affects the circadian rhythm etc. What protective factor did everyone use? For some reason i said social support... After discussion with my classmates, it made sense to just say diet etc.
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The 10 marker was writing notes you’d think would be important for coworker to know about describing aspects of shift work and how it can effect the sleep wake cycle, physiological and psychological effects for thr chance of getting partial sleep deprivation, one protective factor and an intervention.. maybe some more things.. I found it quite simple. But one I wasn’t expecting! It’ll make more sense to you when it is scanned and uploaded.
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Ten marker was about sleep. How shift work affects the circadian rhythm etc. What protective factor did everyone use? For some reason i said social support... After discussion with my classmates, it made sense to just say diet etc.
Social support seems logical enough just like diet, I did diet but I don’t see how you could be wrong.
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Just a reminder that howey will be incrementally adding to his post above with the solutions. :D
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Do you have a copy of the exam?
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Do you have a copy of the exam?
Hopefully coming!
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in regards to the rat question, was it matched participants or independent groups design
I wrote independent because rats were not pretested.
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I seriously do not know what the point of the sample exam was. The exam we just did wasn't even similar to the sample exam.
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I seriously do not know what the point of the sample exam was. The exam we just did wasn't even similar to the sample exam.
In what way? :-\ That sucks.
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howey is moving on to the short-answer questions!
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What the hell was that!! And that question regarding the antagonist and caffeine?? Is that even in the study design??
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What the hell was that!! And that question regarding the antagonist and caffeine?? Is that even in the study design??
Antagonist just means opposite of protagonist, which is coffee-a stimulant. All you had to do was describe the different effects of stimulants and depressants of neurons. I think...
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Just realized I stuffed up the first questions and I wrote resistance and Alarm reaction in the wrong box. Now I shall leave because this discussion is REALLY stressing me out and making my concerned about my mark/performance.
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I've always learnt cortisol to be released in the resistance stage not countershock??
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I've always learnt cortisol to be released in the resistance stage not countershock??
Yep, that's what I'd always learnt too! That's what the Jacaranda textbook says, although the Oxford textbook says it is released during countershock. I put countershock as the answer simply because I feel like it is more logical for them to have one option relating to all three stages of the GAS, rather than two of them being 'resistance'. As I said though, I'm not VCAA, so I'm not entirely 100% sure.
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Question 4
Bee Stinging question.
a) Division of nervous system - Somatic nervous system
Response - Spinal reflex
Howey - I challenge thee on what the response was!
Since she was just (don't exactly remember what the action was) moving away leg/hand or swatting bee away.... it was a VOLUNTARY response
i think that the question specified that it was before the spinal reflex....
Correct me if I'm wrong!
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Hi just a quick question Tim...
for the question regarding Serena and the bee sting, the details include that before her involuntary spinal reflex action she took notice of the bee and "swatted" it away. So therefore wouldn't the response be a voluntary one achieved through motor neurons?
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Spinal reflex?? I thought the question asked about when she brushed the bee off her leg, now when she kicked out. I put voluntary response for that reason.
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Ten marker was about sleep. How shift work affects the circadian rhythm etc. What protective factor did everyone use? For some reason i said social support... After discussion with my classmates, it made sense to just say diet etc.
I wrote about sleep hygeine.. sleeping in a dark room etc. is that right?
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Ten marker was about sleep. How shift work affects the circadian rhythm etc. What protective factor did everyone use? For some reason i said social support... After discussion with my classmates, it made sense to just say diet etc.
You guys are making me cry internally...
I said something along the lines of stimulus control therapy and sleep hygiene, even knowing that they were interventions... basically improving "sleep habits". Is there any merit to my answer?
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Howey - I challenge thee on what the response was!
Since she was just (don't exactly remember what the action was) moving away leg/hand or swatting bee away.... it was a VOLUNTARY response
i think that the question specified that it was before the spinal reflex....
Correct me if I'm wrong!
Hi just a quick question Tim...
for the question regarding Serena and the bee sting, the details include that before her involuntary spinal reflex action she took notice of the bee and "swatted" it away. So therefore wouldn't the response be a voluntary one achieved through motor neurons?
Great pickup - I didn't read the question closely enough! Thanks very much, I will amend my post immediately! :)
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I wrote about sleep hygeine.. sleeping in a dark room ect. is that right?
i have an ally!
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Anyone! I implore for insight on the 5 mark question about how the results different groups of mice would lead to the conclusion that caffeine suppresses stress and mood.
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Just realized I stuffed up the first questions and I wrote resistance and Alarm reaction in the wrong box. Now I shall leave because this discussion is REALLY stressing me out and making my concerned about my mark/performance.
Hey dude, please don’t let it eat away at you too much! It’s only two marks out of 120. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t matter as much as it seems to right now.
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For the neurohormone I didn't know whether to put adrenaline or noradrenaline, so I wrote "adrenaline stimulates the release of noradrenaline... "(followed by a quasi-correct definition of how it relates to signalling hippocampus to consolidate memory (in retrospect, I think function was supposed to refer to FFF response... :-[) - does that mean my answer can't be correct?
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This got me too! The book says however that adrenaline causes the subsequent release of noradrenaline.. So maybe it is Adrenaline? ALSO WTF THAT 5 MARKER ON COMPARING THE RESULTS WAS TOTAL BS
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ALSO WTF THAT 5 MARKER ON COMPARING THE RESULTS WAS TOTAL BS
When everyone worries about the 5 marker instead of the 10 marker - wish my life was that easy LOL
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For the neurohormone I didn't know whether to put adrenaline or noradrenaline, as the release of adrenaline stimulates the release of noradrenaline... (followed a quasi-correct definition) - does that mean my answer can be correct?
This got me too! The book says however that adrenaline causes the subsequent release of noradrenaline.. So maybe it is Adrenaline?
same problem!
I was tossing up exactly the same thing, guys, so I'm not 100% sure. I think adrenaline would definitely be marked as correct (as it is explicitly mentioned in the relevant SD point), but noradrenaline is a pretty fair answer (in my opinion) too.
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I was tossing up exactly the same thing, guys, so I'm not 100% sure. I think adrenaline would definitely be marked as correct (as it is explicitly mentioned in the relevant SD point), but noradrenaline is a pretty fair answer (in my opinion) too.
Agreed. I think this question (among many) will be raised by many of the teachers that mark the exams when they have their meeting prior to assessing.
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I don't know how to feel about that exam lol, a mixture of straightforward and completely bizzare. The worst were certainly the 5 marker on mice results, the nasty 3 marker on caffeine and the shift work notes which were deceptively difficult IMO.
I think I did well on the MC but hopefully the exam is released soon so I can check. I remember chunking ACC DBD in reading time though for the first 6 haha.
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b) Disgusting antagonist caffeine question.
Ok, so this is a really weird question, so I'll do my best to answer it, but just reinforcing that there are no guarantees this is correct, so don't freak out if you disagree.
The lock-and-key process of neurotransmission describes how the shape of a neurotransmitter must match the shape of the receptor site on the dendrite, in order for it to be taken up and have any effect (either excitatory or inhibitory) on the post-synaptic neuron. As caffeine is acting as an antagonist for adenosine, it decreases the receptiveness of dendritic receptors on the postsynaptic neuron to receiving adenosine. As a result, adenosine is less likely to be taken up by the postsynaptic neurons and have any effect, either excitatory or inhibitory. If adenosine is unable to attach to the postsynaptic neurons, it will be taken back up by the presynaptic neuron in a process known as reuptake. As a result of being unable to attach to postsynaptic neurons, memory function will be reduced, as adenosine plays a key role in this.
Again, I think this is a very nasty question, so there will probably be many opinions on potential answers. I have just tried to relate it back to what is strictly on the study design as much as possible.
I had a similar answer - minus the reuptake part (despite the voice in my head telling me to put it on paper) - would I lose marks for that?
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I had a similar answer - minus the reuptake part (despite the voice in my head telling me to put it on paper) - would I lose marks for that?
I'm curious to know if antagonists were even mentioned in the study design..
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I don't know how to feel about that exam lol, a mixture of straightforward and completely bizzare. The worst were certainly the 5 marker on mice results, the nasty 3 marker on caffeine and the shift work notes which were deceptively difficult IMO.
The elephant in the room!
It was all kinds of vague - I thought I was just interpreting it too deeply or too stupidly because half my answers were definitions followed by what I thought was the correct answer.
Definitions don't hurt, right? Since there're so many occasions in which the question doesn't specify that it needs the definition, but it does!
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I don't know how to feel about that exam lol, a mixture of straightforward and completely bizzare. The worst were certainly the 5 marker on mice results, the nasty 3 marker on caffeine and the shift work notes which were deceptively difficult IMO.
I think I did well on the MC but hopefully the exam is released soon so I can check. I remember chunking ACC DBD in reading time though for the first 6 haha.
Couldn't sum it up better myself. A series of easy questions followed by questions that made little sense and required a lot of mental effort.
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Also will you be uploading the real exam? If so, when will it be uploaded
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Hi guys
there were several weird questions in the exam today!!!! LIKE THAT 5 MARKER ON MICE WHAT THA FRICK, AND THE CAFFEINE 3 MARKER
i also like i mustve messed up the neurohormone one ah even though i put adrenaline but didnt explain properly
the 10 marker was alright i guessss
and my mcq..got kinda difficult too cuz some provided answers were just soo similar to each other and specific, i was like hm damnn..!! :o
i also know ive lost marks in several other places too i just really hope for 40+ ss eeeek
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I'm curious to know if antagonists were even mentioned in the study design..
Not anywhere I can see, that's for sure...
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I had a similar answer - minus the reuptake part (despite the voice in my head telling me to put it on paper) - would I lose marks for that?
No idea, to be truthful, but I think if you got the rest you will do alright on it. I wouldn't stress - I would expect the average mark to be very low on that question!
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in regards to the rat question, was it matched participants or independent groups design
OMG SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER THIS I WAS SO CONFUSED
i put independant ahhhhhh cuz the mice weren't matched together according to a certain characteristic, and i was like hmm they weren't exacttlyyy. what did yall put????
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OMG SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER THIS I WAS SO CONFUSED
i put independant ahhhhhh cuz the mice weren't matched together according to a certain characteristic, and i was like hmm they weren't exacttlyyy. what did yall put????
I personally have said matched participants, as it specifically says the mice were 'matched'. Can see your point though.
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Do you guys reckon for the lock-and-key process for caffeine question that saying that caffeine fit into the adenosine receptor site would be paid?
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d) Zac's family, including his grandfather, could be a source of stigma, as they may negatively judge him for having a mental health disorder. This may result in him delaying treatment as he doesn't want to be judged (e.g. called 'weak') by his grandfather, who is physically ill and therefore may not sympathise with Zac, meaning he is less likely to go and see a mental health professional.
I said that his low social economic status (due to struggle to take care financially for family) could be a source of stigma, as others would look down on him for being poor. therefore he'd feel embarrassed and ashamed, so it'd be less likely for him to seek help.
Does this answer make sense at all - I swear it does in my head
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Do you guys reckon for the lock-and-key process for caffeine question that saying that caffeine fit into the adenosine receptor site would be paid?
caffeine isn't a neurotransmitter - it's a stimulant
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in terms of your answer for 6 d i think your 100% right but i must say it is a pretty stupid answer.
agreed
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b) Approach coping strategy - Looking for a new job (e.g. handing out resumes)
would approach strategy suffice?
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Would love to hear your thoughts on parts d and e. Personally, I was tossing up whether there would be a strong recency effect and little primacy effect, as maintenance rehearsal is linked to STM, not LTM, or whether it would just be a normal serial position effect curve. I went with a normal SPE because the next question asked for how it supported the multi-store model of memory. Thoughts? Maybe I'm just overthinking it... :)
Albeit knowing that recency effect is stronger in immediate recall, I still did a normal SPE curve, although the recency effect is a smidgen higher percentage recall, but it's not discernible if people aren't looking for it. All SPE graphs I've seen show a balanced curve, so I just went with that.
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Can you post the paper?
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how many marks can you drop to get an A in the exam
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Hahaha, love the "Disgusting antagonist caffeine question"
...... I drew a bar graph *sigh*, I knew it had something to do with the serial position effect tho RIP
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Are you able to write the questions for the multiple choice - i don't have a copy of the exam :)
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Can you please post the multiple choice questions so we can check our answers?
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Can you post the Multiple choice questions? I dont remember which question was which ahahaha
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I personally didn't put the serial position effect graph down since it said that the words were presented in a random order. At the time, I thought that this pay have meant, each participant individually, resulting in different words having different positions for each trial. Then for elaborative rehearsal, it specified that they were presented in the specific order that it stated. Therefore, I didn't do an SPE
What I did was just do a singular bar graph with the number of words correctly recalled being at 7. This was due to maintenance rehearsal only increasing duration, but not capacity. Therefore resulting in approximately 7 (plus/minus 2) words being recalled. What are your thoughts?
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Are you able to write the questions for the multiple choice - i don't have a copy of the exam :)
Can you please post the multiple choice questions so we can check our answers?
Can you post the Multiple choice questions? I dont remember which question was which ahahaha
Unfortunately I don't have a scanned copy of the exam, I'm just working off some rough photos of the exam that I received. We're working on getting one as soon as we can! :)
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Would love to hear your thoughts on parts d and e. Personally, I was tossing up whether there would be a strong recency effect and little primacy effect, as maintenance rehearsal is linked to STM, not LTM, or whether it would just be a normal serial position effect curve. I went with a normal SPE because the next question asked for how it supported the multi-store model of memory. Thoughts? Maybe I'm just overthinking it... :)
I went with just the recency effect coz i figured the primacy effect can only occur if words are transferred to long term memory which shouldn't really happen much if you just use maintenance rehearsal?
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I personally didn't put the serial position effect graph down since it said that the words were presented in a random order. At the time, I thought that this pay have meant, each participant individually, resulting in different words having different positions for each trial. Then for elaborative rehearsal, it specified that they were presented in the specific order that it stated. Therefore, I didn't do an SPE
What I did was just do a singular bar graph with the number of words correctly recalled being at 7. This was due to maintenance rehearsal only increasing duration, but not capacity. Therefore resulting in approximately 7 (plus/minus 2) words being recalled. What are your thoughts?
Hmmm... interesting idea. Personally, I don't agree (sorry, don't mean to sound harsh, just being honest) as it may be the same random order for all students, and the SPE graph generally doesn't refer to a specific word on the x-axis, just the position of the word in the list.
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Reiterating howey: appreciate the desire for the actual exam; we're working really hard to get a copy!
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I went with just the recency effect coz i figured the primacy effect can only occur if words are transferred to long term memory which shouldn't really happen much if you just use maintenance rehearsal?
Yeah, I definitely considered that, so I'm not for a moment saying that you were incorrect :) It just seemed more like a typical SPE question to me, although I can completely understand your reasoning!!
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GUYS DOES ANYONE HAVE THE ACTUAL MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS??
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Being my first exam (don't do english) i found that my nerves got the better of me and i was just a fuzzy mess the whole exam which really annoys me bc i studied so hard and tbh I dont think my exam will reflect that :(
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Question 8 (10-marker)
- Protective factor – Adequate diet or social support, I suppose. Seems a bit weird.
Just in regards to that, couldn't you also have talked about good sleep patterns and good sleep hygiene?
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Hey Howey,
For my graph, I did a strong recency effect rather than a serial position curve,
this was due to info not going into LTM. I also thought that, the duration and capacity of STM would become exceeded, hence the strong recency effect..
When we had to explain why elaborative rehearsal was more effective i mentioned the addition of meaning to words, hence demonstrating the primacy and rececny effect.
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Could self-stigma be a source of stigma that affected Zac? That’s what I wrote....
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Just wondering, where abouts did you get the copy of the exam?
Also, did anyone else think it did not do the course justice?
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^or I did people being uneducated, is this right?
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Guys I'm so anxious
I thought the question about the factors affecting memory were like
The time at which the different groups were tested (one on monday morning and one on friday afternoon)
and the times for which the words were flashed (2 seconds vs four seconds)
and the rhyming of the words essentially chunked them meaning they only really had to remember 10 things
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Is there somewhere we can access the multiple choice questions or a copy of the exam? because i can't mark my multiple choice because i don't know what the questions are
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Being my first exam (don't do english) i found that my nerves got the better of me and i was just a fuzzy mess the whole exam which really annoys me bc i studied so hard and tbh I dont think my exam will reflect that :(
I didn’t do psych, but that sounds exactly how I felt in 2015 when I did my first exam (bio). Honestly, if you studied hard, you’ll probably do better than expected despite making silly mistakes or having a few blank moments. That’s exactly what happened to me in bio 2 yrs ago :) It’s so easy to just focus on what you think or know you stuffed up and forget all the good answers.
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I'm so stressed about the caffeine question :(( I spoke about stuff not on the study design so it won't get paid probably but I didn't really know how to relate it at all after describing the key terms?
On the bright side I'm so glad that those 4 Cs in a row seem to be correct ahhaha they were bugging me out
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The elephant in the room!
It was all kinds of vague - I thought I was just interpreting it too deeply or too stupidly because half my answers were definitions followed by what I thought was the correct answer.
Definitions don't hurt, right? Since there're so many occasions in which the question doesn't specify that it needs the definition, but it does!
Yes I was very similar, eg. with the resillience question I crammed in the definition then the answer. I actually felt under examined on definitions haha, so AtarNotes dude howey was certainly right about not stressing over remembering them - glad I didn't.
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Couldn't sum it up better myself. A series of easy questions followed by questions that made little sense and required a lot of mental effort.
Yep exactly. The questions were so open-ended also. For example the graph I did quite simply (hopefully the marker sees it succint lol) and just did a bar graph comparing elaborative and maintenance, while others did a serial position effect? My teacher said since it didn't specify it'd be fine...?
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Hey Howey,
For my graph, I did a strong recency effect rather than a serial position curve,
this was due to info not going into LTM. I also thought that, the duration and capacity of STM would become exceeded, hence the strong recency effect..
When we had to explain why elaborative rehearsal was more effective i mentioned the addition of meaning to words, hence demonstrating the primacy and rececny effect.
Yeah, I quite like that. Was tossing that up myself, so certainly could be correct :)
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hey idk if this question has been asked already, but for question 4, on the bee sting, i interpreted it as an involuntary response because it said she involuntarily moved kicked her leg out ?? stressing oops
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hey idk if this question has been asked already, but for question 4, on the bee sting, i interpreted it as an involuntary response because it said she involuntarily moved kicked her leg out ?? stressing oops
Hey, I did the same thing at first - but I'm pretty sure the question was specifically referring to her brushing the bee away with her hand. Sorry :(
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for question 1 I accidently wrote 'alarm (counter shock)' instead of 'alarm reaction' so didnt say the 'reaction' bit do you think they will take the mark off?
Also i suggested she use random stratefied sampling (forgot what question this was for) but if i justified this would it be accepted?
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Hey Howey, in regards to the 10 marker question, in the VCAA Psychology Exam Specifications it gives this kind of criteria
Criteria
The extended-answer question in Section B that is worth 10 marks and that does not have multiple
parts will be assessed against the following criteria:
identification and explanation of formal psychological terminology relevant to the question
use of appropriate psychology terminology
discussion of relevant psychological information, ideas, concepts, theories and/or models and
the connections between them
analysis and evaluation of data, methods and scientific models
drawing of evidence-based conclusions and explanation of limitations of conclusions
I was wondering how you could implement the last 2 dot points, if at all ? Because I concluded my response with that basically there has been research surrounding bright light therapy and that it has been found to work ( just narrowing down what I said )
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c) Jaime could have used random sampling. This would have involved putting each of the Year 10 students names in a hat and randomly drawing out as many as necessary. This would have resulted in each Year 10 student having an equal chance of being selected for the sample, and therefore the sample would have been representative of the population of Year 10 students at Sundown High School.
Hey Howie,
For question 7C was it possible to use stratified sampling? including all 5 year 10 classes
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Hey Howey, in regards to the 10 marker question, in the VCAA Psychology Exam Specifications it gives this kind of criteria
Criteria
The extended-answer question in Section B that is worth 10 marks and that does not have multiple
parts will be assessed against the following criteria:
identification and explanation of formal psychological terminology relevant to the question
use of appropriate psychology terminology
discussion of relevant psychological information, ideas, concepts, theories and/or models and
the connections between them
analysis and evaluation of data, methods and scientific models
drawing of evidence-based conclusions and explanation of limitations of conclusions
I was wondering how you could implement the last 2 dot points, if at all ? Because I concluded my response with that basically there has been research surrounding bright light therapy and that it has been found to work ( just narrowing down what I said )
I think what you did is pretty good, I don't think there's a huge amount you can do with that, given you weren't really given any actual info or a study to analyse
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c) Jaime could have used random sampling. This would have involved putting each of the Year 10 students names in a hat and randomly drawing out as many as necessary. This would have resulted in each Year 10 student having an equal chance of being selected for the sample, and therefore the sample would have been representative of the population of Year 10 students at Sundown High School.
Hey Howie,
For question 7C was it possible to use stratified sampling? including all 5 year 10 classes
Yep, could have talked about stratified or random-stratified. I just said random because it's easy to explain.
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Guys I'm so anxious
I thought the question about the factors affecting memory were like
The time at which the different groups were tested (one on monday morning and one on friday afternoon)
and the times for which the words were flashed (2 seconds vs four seconds)
and the rhyming of the words essentially chunked them meaning they only really had to remember 10 things
Does this mean I'd get no marks for this question?
(it was why elaborative rehearsal was more effective)
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Does this mean I'd get no marks for this question?
(it was why elaborative rehearsal was more effective)
I don't really know how they'll mark this question. Personally I just didn't talk about the time of day because we don't really look at how that affects memory. But they're all valid points.
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Regarding the antagonists, it was removed from the study design when the design was amended a couple of months ago. See http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/studies/psychology/studydesignamendments.aspx
"5. Unit 4, Area of Study 2
Page 30: Application of a biopsychosocial approach, as a scientific model, to explain specific phobia
The term 'antagonists' has been replaced with 'agonists'. "
It's just not in the study design any more--so won't they have to cancel that question?
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Regarding the antagonists, it was removed from the study design when the design was amended a couple of months ago. See http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/studies/psychology/studydesignamendments.aspx
"5. Unit 4, Area of Study 2
Page 30: Application of a biopsychosocial approach, as a scientific model, to explain specific phobia
The term 'antagonists' has been replaced with 'agonists'. "
It's just not in the study design any more--so won't they have to cancel that question?
That was really just fixing a typo - from 'antagonists' to 'agonists'. Not saying they are on the SD, but I highly doubt they'll cancel the question.
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Just wanna say a quick thank you Howey for getting up these suggested answers up for us :))
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Can you post the photos of the exam your going off?
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Could someone possibly post the questions from the exam?
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guys i didnt get the question like near the end where it was like what are the factors to explain maintenance, vs elaborative??
i only talked about retrieval cues ahhh i think im wrong
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I’m confused about the elaborative rehearsal question. The exam applied rhyming is a form of elaborative rehearsal and assists encoding, however in the sample exam, it said the exact opposite? Less words were recalled when they rhymed.
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Hello
for the caffiene antagonist question i interpreted it as caffiene being the neurotransmitter and binding to the receptor reduced the effects of adenosine
Is this wrong?
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Hey, for 7f would it still be fine to talk about elaborative reherasl being more effective as the word pairs were encoded into the same semantic netowrks due to their rhyming nature and hence more easily remembered?
Cheers
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Hello
for the caffiene antagonist question i interpreted it as caffiene being the neurotransmitter and binding to the receptor reduced the effects of adenosine
Is this wrong?
yes im pre sure its wrong :(( i wrote that too. caffeine is a stimulant not a neurotransmitter
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I don't completely remember the question, but for the one on how Jaime (I think her name was??) could account for the higher recall in elaborative than maintenance, I just talked about:
for elaborative there's stronger encoding due to meaningful links with info already in LTM thus, primacy AND recency effect whereas, maintenance would only lead to recency due to rote repetition that increases duration of STM?? Thus, higher recall for elaborative than maintenance
I literally have no idea. I barely got any time to look over my paper...
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yes im pre sure its wrong :(( i wrote that too. caffeine is a stimulant not a neurotransmitter
cries :( ahaha
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I really wanted over 45 in psych
how many marks do you think I could have lost to get 45???
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I really wanted over 45 in psych
how many marks do you think I could have lost to get 45???
I reckon that its really difficult to estimate how much you can lose to get 45ish because the exam this year was much harder than previous years (which relied a lot on just memorising and not as much application).
Also, if psych is gonna scale up this year, i reckon that the A+ range will be pretty low.
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I don't completely remember the question, but for the one on how Jaime (I think her name was??) could account for the higher recall in elaborative than maintenance, I just talked about:
for elaborative there's stronger encoding due to meaningful links with info already in LTM thus, primacy AND recency effect whereas, maintenance would only lead to recency due to rote repetition that increases duration of STM?? Thus, higher recall for elaborative than maintenance
I literally have no idea. I barely got any time to look over my paper...
Literally me
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yes im pre sure its wrong :(( i wrote that too. caffeine is a stimulant not a neurotransmitter
i checked online n im pretty sure it does bind to the receptors.
Just because it’s a stimulant doesn’t mean it can’t bind to the receptor sites to inhibit he action of adenosine
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What did u guys do for the extinguishing Little alberts fear question???
On a practice exam i did, it said that repeatedly exposing to the CS alone, without the UCS, could weaken and therefore, eventually extinguish the CR to the CS.
I wrote this (also because systematic desensitization didn't really make sense for a child).
I have no idea if its right.
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yes im pre sure its wrong :(( i wrote that too. caffeine is a stimulant not a neurotransmitter
Pretty sure that you were right, it does bind to receptors. Because that’s the whole point of antagonists
Also, benzodiazepines aren’t neurotransmitters, but they bind to the receptor to change its shape so I don’t see why caffeine can’t. :)
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What did u guys do for the extinguishing Little alberts fear question???
On a practice exam i did, it said that repeatedly exposing to the CS alone, without the UCS, could weaken and therefore, eventually extinguish the CR to the CS.
I wrote this (also because systematic desensitization didn't really make sense for a child).
I have no idea if its right.
This is exactly what I did as well.
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What did u guys do for the extinguishing Little alberts fear question???
On a practice exam i did, it said that repeatedly exposing to the CS alone, without the UCS, could weaken and therefore, eventually extinguish the CR to the CS.
I wrote this (also because systematic desensitization didn't really make sense for a child).
I have no idea if its right.
Was just about to post that ahaha, because I feel extinction would be a better way instead pairing the rat with a pleasing stimulus.
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This is exactly what I did as well.
Was just about to post that ahaha, because I feel extinction would be a better way instead pairing the rat with a pleasing stimulus.
Yay!! hopefully, enough people did it for VCAA to accept it
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Pretty sure that you were right, it does bind to receptors. Because that’s the whole point of antagonists
Also, benzodiazepines aren’t neurotransmitters, but they bind to the receptor to change its shape so I don’t see why caffeine can’t. :)
but benzodiazepines aren't stimulants. stimulants act by increasing CNS activity, and they do that by exerting their effects by influencing specific neurotransmitters and receptors, further altering neuronal function.
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HAHAHA GUYS for the question about the mice and generalising I think I accidently wrote RATS instead of mice wowow there goes another stupid mark
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What did u guys do for the extinguishing Little alberts fear question???
On a practice exam i did, it said that repeatedly exposing to the CS alone, without the UCS, could weaken and therefore, eventually extinguish the CR to the CS.
I wrote this (also because systematic desensitization didn't really make sense for a child).
I have no idea if its right.
This is a great point I think, probably better than the answer I had. Will amend my answer now - silly oversight on my behalf :)
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HAHAHA GUYS for the question about the mice and generalising I think I accidently wrote RATS instead of mice wowow there goes another stupid mark
hahahahah I don't think they'll take off a mark for that because its pretty obvious what you meant.
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but benzodiazepines aren't stimulants. stimulants act by increasing CNS activity, and they do that by exerting their effects by influencing specific neurotransmitters and receptors, further altering neuronal function.
Yeah, I agree. Sorry I don’t mean to be rude but I didn’t mean to imply that benzodiazepines were stimulants, I was just saying that a substance doesn’t have to be a neurotransmitter to bind to a receptor on a dendrite, and gave an example of that :-/
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i wrote rats instead of mice during the exam, what will happen??????
I reckon you'll be ok :)
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yes im pre sure its wrong :(( i wrote that too. caffeine is a stimulant not a neurotransmitter
Caffeine is a stimulant, however it binds to the same receptors as adenosine due to having a similar structure. I could be wrong but caffeine is a competitive antagonist, meaning it will compete with the agonist (adenosine) for receptor space and if there's enough caffeine and it's affinity being high enough the caffeine will bind to all available receptors, meaning adenosine has nothing to bind to. None of this is in the SD though so I have no idea what you were supposed to write about... I referenced the fact that caffeine is able to do this due to the fact that it has similar structure to adenosine and therefore can act as a 'key' as well.
I'm thinking about this far too much ahaha. Whats done is done now, no point stressing too much.
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Sorry to be annoying but i think ive lost maybe 10-12 marks (possibly more?) on the exam
some vey silly mistakes
but given the difficulty of the exam etc and with very high sac marks (rank 1) what study score do you think im looking at?
I know its hard to tell I just want to get a rough idea for comfort
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HAHAHA GUYS for the question about the mice and generalising I think I accidently wrote RATS instead of mice wowow there goes another stupid mark
LMAOOOOO weren't they Rats? I called them rats confidently throughout!!!!
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HELP! I drew the serial position graph with dots at the points of the curve, will I get marks taken off?? STRESSING OUT
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HELP! I drew the serial position graph with dots at the points of the curve, will I get marks taken off?? STRESSING OUT
If i understand what you did correctly, you will not get any marks deducted, as you still manged to identify the serial position effect [which is where the marks are allocated]. Stop stressing, I know you'll be fine. It's over. Just enjoy the peace of not having psychology anymore.
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If i understand what you did correctly, you will not get any marks deducted, as you still manged to identify the serial position effect [which is where the marks are allocated]. Stop stressing, I know you'll be fine. It's over. Just enjoy the peace of not having psychology anymore.
thank you! Trying my best not to stress, can't help but ruminate ;)
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Hi,
In the spinal reflex question, I wrote everything down in terms of how Serena moved her leg. Such as I roughly wrote that the receptor sites detect sensory info, then sensory neurons carry the sensory message via afferent tracts (PNS) to the interneuron in spinal cord (CNS) to be interpreted. Then a motor neuron is activated and transmits now motor message down efferent tracts to her leg muscles. And then I said, this enabled Serena to kick her leg unconsciously. However, I did not mention how the pain is still carried to the brain afterwards to be processed. Will I lose a mark? Please put my worrying mind at ease.
Thanks a lot!!! :)))
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I don't completely remember the question, but for the one on how Jaime (I think her name was??) could account for the higher recall in elaborative than maintenance, I just talked about:
for elaborative there's stronger encoding due to meaningful links with info already in LTM thus, primacy AND recency effect whereas, maintenance would only lead to recency due to rote repetition that increases duration of STM?? Thus, higher recall for elaborative than maintenance
Yeah I said the same literally
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thank you! Trying my best not to stress, can't help but ruminate ;)
Haha I see what you did there!! ;)
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Hi,
In the spinal reflex question, I wrote everything down in terms of how Serena moved her leg. Such as I roughly wrote that the receptor sites detect sensory info, then sensory neurons carry the sensory message via afferent tracts (PNS) to the interneuron in spinal cord (CNS) to be interpreted. Then a motor neuron is activated and transmits now motor message down efferent tracts to her leg muscles. And then I said, this enabled Serena to kick her leg unconsciously. However, I did not mention how the pain is still carried to the brain afterwards to be processed. Will I lose a mark? Please put my worrying mind at ease.
Thanks a lot!!! :)))
Doubt it. From memory it was only 3 marks and it only asked how she moved her leg and not how it was processed. I did the same thing as well :)
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Doubt it. From memory it was only 3 marks and it only asked how she moved her leg and not how it was processed. I did the same thing as well :)
Hmmm, I don't know, it did mention that she screams out in pain, so maybe you say that the sensory message eventually reached her???
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Hmmm, I don't know, it did mention that she screams out in pain, so maybe you say that the sensory message eventually reached her???
Maybe? But it only asked for the response of her moving her leg unconsciously. Eh, we'll see how cruel VCAA will be come December :)
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Would it have been acceptable to have done Resistence, Resistence, Exhaustion. I used the Jacaranda book all year + ATAR notes and they specifically said that adrenaline and noradrenaline were released in countershock and that corticosteroids such as cortisol were released in the Resistence stage and continued to increase the ability to fight the stressor, however weakened the immune system in return...
I'm so genuinely confused, please help ASAP
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Howey, and others...
What do you think will be the A+ range this year? percentage wise? marks lost?
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Would it have been acceptable to have done Resistence, Resistence, Exhaustion. I used the Jacaranda book all year + ATAR notes and they specifically said that adrenaline and noradrenaline were released in countershock and that corticosteroids such as cortisol were released in the Resistence stage and continued to increase the ability to fight the stressor, however weakened the immune system in return...
I'm so genuinely confused, please help ASAP
Potentially that may be accepted - I'm honestly unsure. I thought the exact same thing as you did - it just seems more logical to me that they would have one from each phase of the GAS - and that is what the Oxford textbook suggests. Sorry I can't help you :(
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Howey, and others...
What do you think will be the A+ range this year? percentage wise? marks lost?
To be honest, I'm no expert on that stuff at all, so I don't know. (I couldn't tell you what the A+ cut-off was for my year, for example). All I'll say is that I feel like this exam, particularly the SA section, was more difficult than the last few years.
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Do you have the exam yet?
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Sorry if someone has already pointed it out, but for question 25 of the MC would it be D since they are talking about the transactional model? And C for question 28 since the girl was emotional (and hence a state instead of context)? Thanks!
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Sorry if someone has already pointed it out, but for question 25 of the MC would it be D since they are talking about the transactional model? And C for question 28 since the girl was emotional (and hence a state instead of context)? Thanks!
For question 28, it would be (D) context dependent cue because it's asking what the indoor basketball court is acting as.
The basketball court is acting as an external cue that aids in retrieving her memory of the incident (making her emotional)
and I picked D for question 25 too but not entirely sure!! it did say "In terms of appraisal"
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Sorry if someone has already pointed it out, but for question 25 of the MC would it be D since they are talking about the transactional model? And C for question 28 since the girl was emotional (and hence a state instead of context)? Thanks!
no but as much as i can recall the girl had to return to the scene -> where she then becmae emotional so it would be context.
but my memory might have been reconstructed to what i desire is right so IDK HAAHAH
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Do you have the exam yet?
Coming this afternoon. Sorry for delay!
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For question 28, it would be (D) context dependent cue because it's asking what the indoor basketball court is acting as.
The basketball court is acting as an external cue that aids in retrieving her memory of the incident (making her emotional)
and I picked D for question 25 too but not entirely sure!! it did say "In terms of appraisal"
no but as much as i can recall the girl had to return to the scene -> where she then becmae emotional so it would be context.
but my memory might have been reconstructed to what i desire is right so IDK HAAHAH
ohhh that makes sense, thank you :)
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hey howey,
wouldn't the consolidation for the fear response be in the hippocampus ? as jacplus specifically mentions its role in long term memory consolidation and the formation of emotional memories ?
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Sorry if someone has already pointed it out, but for question 25 of the MC would it be D since they are talking about the transactional model? And C for question 28 since the girl was emotional (and hence a state instead of context)? Thanks!
For Q25, I'm tossing up between C and D, I don't really like any of the answers, to be blunt.
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Sorry if someone has already pointed it out, but for question 25 of the MC would it be D since they are talking about the transactional model? And C for question 28 since the girl was emotional (and hence a state instead of context)? Thanks!
Yeh I did the same for 25 cause it was asking about appraisal in the model
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ohhh that makes sense, thank you :)
I thought it was context too coz it clearly said indoor
and is the exam posted up or did u just remember the question
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hey howey,
wouldn't the consolidation for the fear response be in the hippocampus ? as jacplus specifically mentions its role in long term memory consolidation and the formation of emotional memories ?
Hey amyxz,
Because a fear response is a classically conditioned implicit memory, the amygdala would be the key brain structure involved.
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A COPY OF THE EXAM.
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Hey howey, just in regards to MC question 27, I was under the impression that well-learned procedural responses are stored in the cerebral cortex, and only consolidated and temporarily stored in the cerebellum. Also, for question 42, wouldn't challenging unrealistic thoughts come under social support since I assumed the thoughts were being challenged by family members if that made sense.
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For MC question 40 what makes it a and not d? Like what example is there in the scenario of an internal factor
From what I infer, generally since both external and internal factors affect mental health they both affect it. Also, Glen experienced internal problems such as stress due to him not being able to take his kids to the park, etc.
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i said emotion focused strategy instead of approach for 6b like i wrote emotion focused / approach and then spoke about seeing a job counsellor would that be wrong?
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also sorry i wrote alarm (counterhsock) instead of alarm reaction (countershock) would that loose a mark?
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Hey Howey! Just wondering if I could ask you about your answer for MCQ 36. I picked option C because they all seemed wrong, but that one seemed most correct.
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for q1, i just wrote counter shock,, is that wrong
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for q1, i just wrote counter shock,, is that wrong
It's not wrong, but it's not completely correct. To get the mark I reckon you would've had to say Alarm Reaction and THEN specified Countershock.
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For MCQ 31, isn't order effect a potential extraneous variable in a repeated measures design and hence the answer could possibly be B? That was my thought process anyway because it didn't explicitly say that she used a placebo or maybe i just didn't read the question carefully :-[
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For MCQ 31, isn't order effect a potential extraneous variable in a repeated measures design and hence the answer could possibly be B? That was my thought process anyway because it didn't explicitly say that she used a placebo or maybe i just didn't read the question carefully :-[
The answer wasn't B, because in the scenario the individuals completed the groups in the same order. So order effects might have been present, but the experimenter didn't actually use counterbalancing to stop the potential extraneous variable. Therefore A is the only correct answer. Don't stress about this though, it's just one mark! :)
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For MCQ 31, isn't order effect a potential extraneous variable in a repeated measures design and hence the answer could possibly be B? That was my thought process anyway because it didn't explicitly say that she used a placebo or maybe i just didn't read the question carefully :-[
it said one group contained no caffeine and one 20 mg of caffeine, so i reckon that no caffeine is a placebo effect,
i did counterbalancing as well, coz i didnt read the part it said "was used by Dr Chan", and i just thought that it asked what can be used
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Could someone please tell me
I think i lost around 10 marks on this exam (give or take a couple) but im ranked first with sac scores in high 90s
What study score do you think I might get??
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The answer wasn't B, because in the scenario the individuals completed the groups in the same order. So order effects might have been present, but the experimenter didn't actually use counterbalancing to stop the potential extraneous variable. Therefore A is the only correct answer. Don't stress about this though, it's just one mark! :)
it said one group contained no caffeine and one 20 mg of caffeine, so i reckon that no caffeine is a placebo effect,
i did counterbalancing as well, coz i didnt read the part it said "was used by Dr Chan", and i just thought that it asked what can be used
That's gonna annoy me so much ahaha but alg, THANKS
Also, for the first question i put resistance twice because i knew for sure that that's what the Jacaranda book said, even thought it looked weird to me at the time so not sure how that's going to play out either
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Is anyone else struggling to open the copy of the exam on the other thread? I keep clicking on the section and nothing is coming up :-\
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Hey, folks, it's Howey, your psych lecturer. I'm going to try and chuck up some solutions to the exam throughout the day, all in this post here!
Just a quick disclaimer - these solutions are not official in any way and are just my opinion. They are being produced quickly so if you disagree with something feel free to let me know - just comment below!
Here we go:
Multiple-Choice
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. D
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. D
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. A
20. B
21. B
22. A*
23. D
24. B
25. C/D?*
26. C
27. C*
28. D
29. B
30. C
31. A
32. C
33. D
34. B
35. A
36. D*
37. A
38. A
39. D
40. A
41. B
42. A
43. C
44. D
45. A
46. C
47. C
48. C
49. C
50. B
HEY HOWEY!
I was just wondering:
wouldn't MCQ22 not be a because someone with a BAC of 0.10 would experience more cognitive impairment e.g. poorer decision making?
Also, on MCQ28 Isn't arlo using state dependant cues, hence the emotions?
On MCQ32 would D also be accepted as an answer, as while EOG is quantitative, it cannot definitively indicate his state of consciousness?
On MCQ41 aren't they social risk factors(C)?
tbh im not sure about any of these 4 , so i just wanted to get your opinion
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Hey howey, just in regards to MC question 27, I was under the impression that well-learned procedural responses are stored in the cerebral cortex, and only consolidated and temporarily stored in the cerebellum. Also, for question 42, wouldn't challenging unrealistic thoughts come under social support since I assumed the thoughts were being challenged by family members if that made sense.
I also thought the same for 27. as temporary storage of implicit memory is cerebellum but permanent is cerebral cortex
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HEY HOWEY!
I was just wondering:
wouldn't MCQ22 not be a because someone with a BAC of 0.10 would experience more cognitive impairment e.g. poorer decision making?
Also, on MCQ28 Isn't arlo using state dependant cues, hence the emotions?
On MCQ32 would D also be accepted as an answer, as while EOG is quantitative, it cannot definitively indicate his state of consciousness?
On MCQ41 aren't they social risk factors(C)?
tbh im not sure about any of these 4 , so i just wanted to get your opinion
hey i'm not howey, but for question 32 D wouldn't make sense because EOG is still recording electrical activity and like you said is still quantitative.
you could make the same argument about EEGs not definitively showing the state of consciousness either, because looking at it alone, beta waves could indicate dreaming or focused attention.
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Hey howey, just in regards to MC question 27, I was under the impression that well-learned procedural responses are stored in the cerebral cortex, and only consolidated and temporarily stored in the cerebellum. Also, for question 42, wouldn't challenging unrealistic thoughts come under social support since I assumed the thoughts were being challenged by family members if that made sense.
In regards to Q27 - I have heard both that they are stored in the cerebellum permanently and temporarily, so it could potentially be either - personally I'm just going with cerebellum. (The Jacaranda and Oxford textbooks differ on this point, which is quite frustrating)
Q42 - I see what you're saying but I think challenging unrealistic thoughts more comes under psychological (e.g. the cognitive component of CBT) than social, and A is definitely the best answer, I think.
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Hey Howey! Just wondering if I could ask you about your answer for MCQ 36. I picked option C because they all seemed wrong, but that one seemed most correct.
Good question! I didn't really like this question either - similar to you, I felt none of the options were great answers. Personally, I felt D was the best definition, as the source of anxiety isn't always known, and often anxiety occurs because of something that may happen in the future (e.g. I may fail this test tomorrow). Also, anxiety isn't always irrational - the textbook describes it as 'normal in certain situations' and 'adaptive and helpful' in mild amounts. That was my thought process, anyway, but I can definitely see how you could also argue for C.
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Is anyone else struggling to open the copy of the exam on the other thread? I keep clicking on the section and nothing is coming up :-\
Hmm that's weird! What do you see?
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HEY HOWEY!
I was just wondering:
wouldn't MCQ22 not be a because someone with a BAC of 0.10 would experience more cognitive impairment e.g. poorer decision making?
Also, on MCQ28 Isn't arlo using state dependant cues, hence the emotions?
On MCQ32 would D also be accepted as an answer, as while EOG is quantitative, it cannot definitively indicate his state of consciousness?
On MCQ41 aren't they social risk factors(C)?
tbh im not sure about any of these 4 , so i just wanted to get your opinion
Q22 - I agree that I think it should be more impaired, but I don't like any of the answers at all. It's definitely not B or D (in my opinion), and I don't think there would be 'no change' in concentration, so I went with A - but genuinely a bit unsure on that one. Happy to hear others thoughts.
Q28 - Definitely context-dependent cues as it is referring to the basketball court, which is part of the external environment.
Q32 - D isn't correct because an EOG is quantitative data, not qualitative. Sorry!
Q41 - Potentially, but I think something like 'feeling overwhelmed' could be psychological. Also, we don't really use the term 'sociocultural risk factors', so I steered clear of it.
If you disagree, feel free to say so - I stress that these are just my opinions! :)
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Thanks to whoeever posted the exam booklet and to howey for answering everything! Sitting on 45/46 MC which I'm ok with.
I have to say, Q22 was without a doubt the biggest b*tch of all the MC. Usually the MC questions relating to BAC are quite simple but this one made no sense to me. I remember thinking 'whatever I choose will feel wrong' and I still stand to that. I had a bit of a brain flop and picked less exaggerated mood, but I just didn't see how the cognitive impairement, my other choice, would be "about the same".
I can handle hard exams but when the answers all suck that's what frustrates me. No amount of study could have helped anyone there.
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Wouldn't question 25 (MC) easily be D because they said according to Lazarus and Folkman's transactional model, not the sources of stress (eg- acculturative stress)?
Option D is the only one with components from the transactional model
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Wouldn't question 25 (MC) easily be D because they said according to Lazarus and Folkman's transactional model, not the sources of stress (eg- acculturative stress)?
Option D is the only one with components from the transactional model
Yes, but from memory option A was that they would both undergo a secondary appraisal. The major issue with the question was trying to work out whether the first girl who was excited was experiencing a benign-positive appraisal or a stressful-challenge appraisal. The problem with this question is, if they both decide it's stressful (e.g option D --> harm/loss, threat, challenge) they must BOTH evaluate coping resources (which I'm pretty sure was option A). So either D AND A are correct, or just C.
I chose C because I though the first girl was appraising the situation as benign-positive but we'll see what VCAA says. Also was that dot point (the different kinds of stressors; major, acculturative, daily pressures) assessed in any other part of the exam? Can't remember.
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Hmm that's weird! What do you see?
When I click on the "+" it opens but comes up with nothing in it :(
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When I click on the "+" it opens but comes up with nothing in it :(
What browser are you using?
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Thanks to whoeever posted the exam booklet and to howey for answering everything! Sitting on 45/46 MC which I'm ok with.
I have to say, Q22 was without a doubt the biggest b*tch of all the MC. Usually the MC questions relating to BAC are quite simple but this one made no sense to me. I remember thinking 'whatever I choose will feel wrong' and I still stand to that. I had a bit of a brain flop and picked less exaggerated mood, but I just didn't see how the cognitive impairement, my other choice, would be "about the same".
I can handle hard exams but when the answers all suck that's what frustrates me. No amount of study could have helped anyone there.
I had exactly the same problem. I choose less exaggerated mood as well - thought process was that when you first consume alcohol the effects resemble more of a stimulant than a depressant so therefore the more you drink the less "exaggerated" your mood gets as it begins to slow the CNS. A terrible question though (nearly as bad as the "disgusting caffeine question")
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for that 5 mark question on comparing the results I talked about the main points Howey discussed but I didnt feel like that was enough to get 5 marks??? stupid question. Like surely being able to answer that caffiene question should get you more marks than comparing results? weird
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Hey, what study score would I be close to getting with the following marks
unit 3: 97%average
unit 4: 96% average
rank 1 or 2
exam lost 10 marks?