2010 Psychology Exam 1 Discussion

[Tashi]

I think I wrote pairing participants with similar characteristics is time consuming.

[matt123]

i said order effect
in matched participants design you need to do a pretest to determine the pairs

[Tashi]

I wrote stress is perceived as a threat as well

What did you guys write for the advantages or disadvantages (cant remember) of the repeated measures design?

time consuming

but are you sure it's something perceived as a threat?  like my palms were sweaty in the exam but not because i perceived the exam as a threat..

I think you did perceive the exam as a psychological threat.

[babygurl]

for the repeated measures design? it was a multiple choice question I think like late 30's - do you know what im talking about?

Hmm, im not sure i thought the threat answer was the best answer while i was in the exam.

[rudaid]

I wrote stress is perceived as a threat as well

What did you guys write for the advantages or disadvantages (cant remember) of the repeated measures design?

time consuming

but are you sure it's something perceived as a threat?  like my palms were sweaty in the exam but not because i perceived the exam as a threat..

I think you did perceive the exam as a psychological threat.

nahhh as an opportunity! that i should try hard in
but nothing "threatening" about it

i just didn't like the word threat

if i have to work 12 hours a day, i don't feel threatened by it, its just a stressor that activates my GAS...

[hawks08]

for the repeated measures design? it was a multiple choice question I think like late 30's - do you know what im talking about?

Hmm, im not sure i thought the threat answer was the best answer while i was in the exam.

the short answer question was on matched participants wasnt it?

[Tashi]

Yeah I see what you're saying but I think I eliminated all the others... can't really remember.

[rudaid]

Yeah I see what you're saying but I think I eliminated all the others... can't really remember.

as usual, VCAA manages to come up with questions that have no real answer.

[babygurl]

yeah the short answer was, but the there was a question on umm repeated measures design i think, and it asked for the disadvantages or something? was on the bottom of the second last page of MC...

[matt123]

yeah it was
personally ... i think the psych exam cutoff will be lowered but barely because the examiners will mark it well. look for easy marks

may drop from 88% to ... 85% ? idk

[psych93]

How about the PET and CT question?
I said that Ct could be used to indicate whether the tumour had gone due to surgery or whether it reappeared, and then i said PET could be used to indicate areas of high and low neuronal activity when performing cognitive tasks like speaking to see whether their had been damage to their speech
Don't think thats right at all though.

And yeah about the 3D questions....
First I described interpostion (obscuring objects blah blah) and then I said that interposition can be used to show distance between objects and therefore creates the impression of a 3d environment?
Wow loks as though this exam has been a major fail .

[littlebecc]

it was fail.
So many weird questions i've never seen before on any vcaa exams

[Tashi]

How about the PET and CT question?
I said that Ct could be used to indicate whether the tumour had gone due to surgery or whether it reappeared, and then i said PET could be used to indicate areas of high and low neuronal activity when performing cognitive tasks like speaking to see whether their had been damage to their speech
Don't think thats right at all though.

And yeah about the 3D questions....
First I described interpostion (obscuring objects blah blah) and then I said that interposition can be used to show distance between objects and therefore creates the impression of a 3d environment?
Wow loks as though this exam has been a major fail .

I didn't relate it to the tumour thing at all. Thought about it - but didn't do it . Just said CT can show the detailed structure of the brain while PET can show functioning images that CT cannot.

I don't remember anything about 3D... but I do remember something about how it's used in art. So I said stuff like "objects drawn..." blah blah - ohhhh this sucks

[hawks08]

How about the PET and CT question?
I said that Ct could be used to indicate whether the tumour had gone due to surgery or whether it reappeared, and then i said PET could be used to indicate areas of high and low neuronal activity when performing cognitive tasks like speaking to see whether their had been damage to their speech
Don't think thats right at all though.

And yeah about the 3D questions....
First I described interpostion (obscuring objects blah blah) and then I said that interposition can be used to show distance between objects and therefore creates the impression of a 3d environment?
Wow loks as though this exam has been a major fail .

I didn't relate it to the tumour thing at all. Thought about it - but didn't do it . Just said CT can show the detailed structure of the brain while PET can show functioning images that CT cannot.

I don't remember anything about 3D... but I do remember something about how it's used in art. So I said stuff like "objects drawn..." blah blah - ohhhh this sucks

yeh i wrote smothing like ct is better for structure and pet is better or function

[Hongld]

Hmm I found most difficult question was the why CT and PET scans were both used. Started guessing.

PET - shows functionality, so can see if any function damage
CT - shows strucure, so can see actual tumor or damaged areas