VCE Psychology Exam Sample Solutions and Discussion 2017

[Mariamnourine]

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???

[oJL8A99A]

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

[miagrundyy]

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

[Tknight]

Howey, and others...
What do you think will be the A+ range this year? percentage wise? marks lost?

[howey]

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

[howey]

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.

[charlottekennedy12345]

Do you have the exam yet?

[ktrn-710]

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!

[Atlantis]

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"

[sagisingareddy]

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

[Joseph41]

Do you have the exam yet?

Coming this afternoon. Sorry for delay!

[ktrn-710]

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

[amyxz]

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 ?

[howey]

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.

[charlottekennedy12345]

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