Psychology 2014

[Frozone]

Could someone please just correct my era discussion?

Discussion for ERA

The hypothesis that the words at the end of the list will have the highest rate of retrieval, followed by the primacy effect with those words in the middle being remembered the least well was met. The graphed results on page (x) prove this.  As seen on the aforementioned graph the items recalled peak during the first 5 and last 3 words as hypothesised. The prediction that words in the middle of the list would be the least well retained was proven to be correct.

The experimented conducted bear’s similar results to the Glanzer + Cuntiz experiment (1966). Thus proving its validity.
If the experiment was to be conducted again then the sample group would be widened and a great effort would be made to ensure that the experiment would become stratified as it is the best way to recover the most accurate results. As the results were not stratified but instead used the convenient sampling method it is impossible to determine if the results collated accurately reflect the population.

From the results collated and from past research conducted on the topic, a general statement that words at the end and at the start of a list will have a higher rate of retrieval than those words in the middle due to the early words being stored in long term memory and the latest words still stored in short term memory.

From this research one is better able to appreciate the workings of human memory and retention ability.


Much appreciated! 

[Whywasibanned]

HAHA. Sorry I can't help. I have a SAC like that on Thursday and Friday I think and I don't really know what's going on. Hopefully I can learn research methods and memory in time for my ERA/Research methods/test or w/e it is. I suck at psychology.

Pi why would you ban me and tell me to grow up. It's hardly an inappropriate take on Cunitz, I just found it funny that the person spelt the persons name CUNTiz rather than CUNItz, and thus highlighting it and bolding it. Don't ban me for such a stupid reason like wtf? Now I've resorted to making another account with a terrible name like wtf

[90ATAR]

If you have done really badly in Psychology SACS which are worth 40% I think, could you still theoretically get a 40+ if you did well in the exam? For the first couple SACS I did quite poorly (~70%) compared to the average mark (~90%) and it would be quite hard to come back in terms of SAC rank. If I was just sitting a bit below average for SACS and did really well in the exam, like A+ well, would you be able to get a 40?

[Seritily]

If you have done really badly in Psychology SACS which are worth 40% I think, could you still theoretically get a 40+ if you did well in the exam? For the first couple SACS I did quite poorly (~70%) compared to the average mark (~90%) and it would be quite hard to come back in terms of SAC rank. If I was just sitting a bit below average for SACS and did really well in the exam, like A+ well, would you be able to get a 40?

It really depends on how your cohort does in the final exam. If everyone does well (including you) your sac marks will be pulled up because the assessors will be thinking "the teachers must have marked them harshly" but if everyone does worse than expected, it'll have the opposite effect. I got A+ in unit 3 and 4 and the exam last year and got 44. I think getting an A+ will give you a very high chance of getting over 40 but it's really hard to get an A+. I know people who averaged A+ all year but got an A on the exam and got just below 40. If your plan is to get an A+ in the exam, I suggest doing revising unit 3 and do practice exams now and start learning unit 4 now

[anna.xo]

Can somebody please help me ?!
So I saw a post somewhere on this site, I can't remember where (><) and it had a link or mentioned something about a psychology website summary type thing. I have a feeling it was Engage but I'm not sure, and doing some research I haven't been able to find it. If anyone remembers/knows of it, PLEASE let me know ! Thanks

[ealam2]

I think it was this one
http://wiki.engageeducation.org.au/psychology/

[anna.xo]

I think it was this one
http://wiki.engageeducation.org.au/psychology/

Yes, it was ! Thankyou SO MUCH !
Forever in your debt !

[ealam2]

Yes, it was ! Thankyou SO MUCH !
Forever in your debt !

You're welcome! 

[Michael Scofield]

What is the difference between problem gambling and pathological gambling?

[Joseph41]

What is the difference between problem gambling and pathological gambling?

A pathological gambler is medically diagnosed, and the behaviour (gambling) significantly impacts their everyday functioning. A problem gambler is not medically diagnosed, but they are on the way to becoming a pathological gambler (as opposed to a recreational gambler, who is not). Of the criteria below, pathological gamblers will satisfy five, whilst problem gamblers will satisfy two:

- Lying (especially to loved ones)
- Illegal activity (in order to make the activity possible)
- Loss of control (limits are rendered useless)
- Salience (thoughts and feelings are dominated by the activity)
- Tolerance (become accepting of negative consequences of the activity)
- Escape (using the activity as a means of avoiding reality)
- Bailout (financial reliance on others due to the activity)
- Withdrawal (ill-effects from not partaking in the activity)
- Risked relationships (and social isolation due to the activity)
- Chasing (trying to recover lost funds due to the activity, by partaking in the activity more)

All the best!

[Michael Scofield]

A pathological gambler is medically diagnosed, and the behaviour (gambling) significantly impacts their everyday functioning. A problem gambler is not medically diagnosed, but they are on the way to becoming a pathological gambler (as opposed to a recreational gambler, who is not). Of the criteria below, pathological gamblers will satisfy five, whilst problem gamblers will satisfy two:

- Lying (especially to loved ones)
- Illegal activity (in order to make the activity possible)
- Loss of control (limits are rendered useless)
- Salience (thoughts and feelings are dominated by the activity)
- Tolerance (become accepting of negative consequences of the activity)
- Escape (using the activity as a means of avoiding reality)
- Bailout (financial reliance on others due to the activity)
- Withdrawal (ill-effects from not partaking in the activity)
- Risked relationships (and social isolation due to the activity)
- Chasing (trying to recover lost funds due to the activity, by partaking in the activity more)

All the best!

Cheers Joseph

[millie96]

In what way is the 'timing of experiences' relevant to brain plasticity for learning?

[Vermilliona]

In what way is the 'timing of experiences' relevant to brain plasticity for learning?

If by timing of experiences you mean at what stage they occur, then I think it's relevant to developmental plasticity, specifically experience-expectant learning. Eg if you don't learn a language in early infancy (timing is late) then it's significantly harder to achieve fluency later on. So some learning has to follow specific timing. Hope that helps!

[more_vanilla]

Hellooo everyone! I would just like an update. Which topic are you covering at the moment?

My school has just skipped to the (unexamined) mental illness SAC and will be starting Unit 4 AOS 1 next semester!

[anna.xo]

We're just about to finish classical conditioning and then spend the rest of this week doing revision notes/questions/activities since our teacher is absent until the start of the new term.