Psychology 2014

[ealam2]

Yup! was worth about 9-10 marks on my sac!
we had to identify the brain waves and what stage of sleep they were in (given EEG, EMG and EOG)

I find this really difficult at the moment. Any tips? Sometimes they just all look the same, haha!


Summers: Psychology does have a lot of rote learning to it but you also need to know how to apply the topics learnt and when given a scenario identify and explain why you chose this or that. Kind of like biology I guess.

[more_vanilla]

Hey, can someone please help me with this question:
Explain what would happen for each section of the nervous system if a person was suddenly confronted with a frightening situation.
I know this question refers to the fight/flight response which is in the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is "involuntary", so does it depend on the sensory/inter/motor neurons for communication between the brain as well? Or is that only for the somatic ns?

Thank you

[ealam2]

You could talk about some responses as a result of the sympathetic nervous system (subdivision of the autonomic nervous system of the peripheral nervous system) as it prepares the body for action. And yes this is the fight/flight response. Like bronchioles in the lungs expand so breathing rate increases, etc.

You could also refer to the somatic nervous system of the peripheral nervous system where the sensory information is passed on to the central nervous system through the afferent or sensory neurons (ascending pathway). Or motor messages from central nervous system to the effector (organ or gland) and response occurs (descending pathway).

Hope this helped!

[bellaellaella]

Where is everyone up to?
We're about to start on memory

[more_vanilla]

Hope this helped!

It did help, thank you.

Where is everyone up to?
We're about to start on memory

We're finishing off the brain (which the second SAC is based on) and starting memory as well. Given, we are running a little behind schedule.
Will you (or have you) done some reading on Memory?

I'm also interested in knowing which textbook everyone is using this year. My school made the switch from Grivas to Oxford because apparently the chief assessor co-authored the most recent Oxford edition.. idk though.. I use the Oxford in school and then use the 4th Edition of Grivas (2nd most recent) for cross reference at home :S   

[bellaellaella]

It did help, thank you.

We're finishing off the brain (which the second SAC is based on) and starting memory as well. Given, we are running a little behind schedule.
Will you (or have you) done some reading on Memory?

I'm also interested in knowing which textbook everyone is using this year. My school made the switch from Grivas to Oxford because apparently the chief assessor co-authored the most recent Oxford edition.. idk though.. I use the Oxford in school and then use the 4th Edition of Grivas (2nd most recent) for cross reference at home :S

I'm aiming to have read over and highlighted through the memory chapters before the term break is over. We have a couple of questions to answer as holiday homework on this topic.
We're using macmillan (Grivas). It's just average, in my opinion

[more_vanilla]

I'm aiming to have read over and highlighted through the memory chapters before the term break is over.

I was aiming to start reading/summarising Memory this week but I still haven't finished summarising the last chapter on studies of the brain (aphasia, spatial neglect, split brain). trust.   

[bellaellaella]

Haha. It gets like that doesn't it?
Is the PNS also included in your SAC?

[more_vanilla]

Haha. It gets like that doesn't it?
Is the PNS also included in your SAC?

Probably, my next SAC will be in a test/exam format (MC, SA, ER) and should include everything in AOS 1.  Did you have particular difficulty with the PNS or..? 

[bellaellaella]

Probably, my next SAC will be in a test/exam format (MC, SA, ER) and should include everything in AOS 1.  Did you have particular difficulty with the PNS or..?

I didn't find it too awful. We powered through it in class. The only thing I found was that it took me quite some time to remember and distinguish the difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

[Eugenet17]

Finishing up Learning, will start on Mental illnesses when I get back to school

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I didn't find it too awful. We powered through it in class. The only thing I found was that it took me quite some time to remember and distinguish the difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

I'll take care when revising.  

Finishing up Learning, will start on Mental illnesses when I get back to school

woah, wth your school is really fast :x

[Eugenet17]

I'll take care when revising.  

woah, wth your school is really fast :x

haha my school's just started memory, I've just been getting ahead

[bellaellaella]

haha my school's just started memory, I've just been getting ahead

Well done! That's incredible! especially if this isn't your only 3/4
As far as mental illness goes, is your school doing all of them? We're only doing depression

[more_vanilla]

haha my school's just started memory, I've just been getting ahead

Meeting people like you.. I don't know whether it's inspiring or depressing hahaha
I need to manage my time better :S