Psychology Unit 4 Suggested Solutions

[madi1234]

2008 VCAA EXAM:::::::

Question 18
Matilda is 75 years of age. She is fi t and healthy and is not suffering from brain disease or injury.
Over the last few years, Matilda has most likely
A. performed more poorly on recognition tasks than previously.
B. found it difficult to learn new material.
C. found it difficult to remember procedural memories.
D. not experienced large memory losses.

THE ANSWER WAS D..
Examiners Report "24% of students chose option B, which would have been a
correct response if the question had not clearly stated that
this was a healthy elderly person. The inability to learn new
material is one of the early signs of dementia. "

[ngRISING]

Question 11
Hary is a healthy 7O-year-old man who has no brain disease or injury.
choose the statement that most probably describes his memory abilities.
A. He has joined a book club but cannot remember much about the u,eekly meetings.
B. He is just as likely as a young person to recognise newly learnt information.
c. He finds it very difficult to remember how to do activities he once enjoyed.
D. He is likely to forget factual information that he once knew well.

i think with most of the aging questions, when they say healthy i imply it as they experience no decrease in their memory.
so i chose B because old people can recognise things as well as young people.

[ngRISING]

girls were NOT as agressive as boys when an incentive was given...they did increase their agressive behaviour yes, but boys were always more generally agressive...nothing has change

DO YOU WANNA PUNCH ON ABOUT THIS?

your point proven

[madi1234]

The answer has to be B.. Due to the past paper....

[madi1234]

girls were NOT as agressive as boys when an incentive was given...they did increase their agressive behaviour yes, but boys were always more generally agressive...nothing has change

sorry i meant boys were more agressive.. well in the experimentt

[Streaker]

Quick couple of questions..

for the uncontrolled variable, could u say the placebo effect? the results of the children in the literacy program group could be influenced by expectations of how they should behave. I said something more descriptive in relation to the experiment, but would this be correct???

[Dark Templar]

I said experimenter effects (self-fulfilling-prophecy). Is that right?

Can you explain further please?

It was a two part question, one section had you name an uncontrolled variable and the second part had you explain it. Was my answer right for the first section? So what I'm asking is was I right in saying that experimenter effects were uncontrolled in that experiment?

My explanation for self-fulfilling-prophecies was correct.

[Streaker]

for the uncontrolled variable, could u say the placebo effect? the results of the children in the literacy program group could be influenced by expectations of how they should behave. I said something more descriptive in relation to the experiment, but would this be correct?

[jsher098]

glockmeister, quite a few mistakes you have made in multiple choice

[vexx]

wouldn't 33 be B, because on the IARTV exam 2009, it said that when the bitter tasting syrup was applied it was negative reinforcement. (question 36). i remembered doing this question which is why i said B.

[ngRISING]

glockmeister, quite a few mistakes you have made in multiple choice

your teachers a god. because she says everything you've done is right thus making glockmeister incorrect.

[Glockmeister]

Quick couple of questions..

for the uncontrolled variable, could u say the placebo effect? the results of the children in the literacy program group could be influenced by expectations of how they should behave. I said something more descriptive in relation to the experiment, but would this be correct???

That would be ok I'd think

It was a two part question, one section had you name an uncontrolled variable and the second part had you explain it. Was my answer right for the first section? So what I'm asking is was I right in saying that experimenter effects were uncontrolled in that experiment?

My explanation for self-fulfilling-prophecies was correct.

Ah right. Yeah that should be fine, provided your explanation is done in reference to the experiment itself

glockmeister, quite a few mistakes you have made in multiple choice

That's called rushing to get the answers done.

wouldn't 33 be B, because on the IARTV exam 2009, it said that when the bitter tasting syrup was applied it was negative reinforcement. (question 36). i remembered doing this question which is why i said B.

No, because this is Classical Conditioning, I would think... you're trying to develop an aversion

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Ok guys... I've finished with the answers, and I'm going to lunch. Feel free to fire away.

[jsher098]

glockmeister, quite a few mistakes you have made in multiple choice

your teachers a god. because she says everything you've done is right thus making glockmeister incorrect.

well he is incorrect on a few questions that have clearly been pointed out by heaps of people in this thread already

[jsher098]

Glockmeister

Question 11: Harry is a HEALTHY 70 year old man who has no brain disease or injuries.
Choose the statement that best describes his memory abilities:

A- He has joined a book club but cannot remember much about the weekly meetings
B- Just as likely as a young person to recognise newly learnt information
C- Finds it very difficult to remember how to do activities he once enjoyed
D- He is likely to forget factual information that he once knew well

how is the answer possibly A? Clearly it is B as recognition is a measure of retention that does not decline when people age.

[m@tty]

My sister did the exam today and she says that 11=B because he is a healthy adult and 33=B negative reinforcement

EDIT: She posted that herself