2010 Psychology Exam 1 Discussion

[babygurl]

I got:

19) c

20) b

[Tashi]

Question 7
A researcher was interested in the possible link between brain tumours and depression in elderly patients. She
conducted an intensive study of six individual patients in a hospital using diagnostic tests, patients'interviews,
and examination of the patients'medical records.
One limitation of this method for her research is that
A. the research is not controlled for potential confounding variables.
B. the reliance on patients'reports will not produce very detailed information.
C. the patients cannot be randomly allocated to the control and experimental groups.
D. it is too easy to generalise the results of this type of research.

answer is A right?

Question 11
Which of the following is true of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?
A. The ANS is a vital part of the central nervous system (CNS).
B. It is impossible to consciously influence the functioning of the ANS.
C. The ANS ensures that the constantly changing energy requirements of the body are met.
D. The ANS relays messages between the CNS and the voluntary muscles that control our internal organs
and glands.

answer C?

I did D for the first question... not sure :S

[gold104]

Question 7
A researcher was interested in the possible link between brain tumours and depression in elderly patients. She
conducted an intensive study of six individual patients in a hospital using diagnostic tests, patients'interviews,
and examination of the patients'medical records.
One limitation of this method for her research is that
A. the research is not controlled for potential confounding variables.
B. the reliance on patients'reports will not produce very detailed information.
C. the patients cannot be randomly allocated to the control and experimental groups.
D. it is too easy to generalise the results of this type of research.

answer is A right?

Question 11
Which of the following is true of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?
A. The ANS is a vital part of the central nervous system (CNS).
B. It is impossible to consciously influence the functioning of the ANS.
C. The ANS ensures that the constantly changing energy requirements of the body are met.
D. The ANS relays messages between the CNS and the voluntary muscles that control our internal organs
and glands.

answer C?

I did D for the first question... not sure :S

Its the opposite i think, case studies are difficult to generalise

[babygurl]

I got:

7) a

11) c

[hawks08]

gold i think you are wrong for 20. I remember seeing somewhere that sensation ans perception are interelated and overlap. eg: before transmision, selection has already occured as we have chosen to focus on some lines angles and edges and not others

[Tashi]

Question 7
A researcher was interested in the possible link between brain tumours and depression in elderly patients. She
conducted an intensive study of six individual patients in a hospital using diagnostic tests, patients'interviews,
and examination of the patients'medical records.
One limitation of this method for her research is that
A. the research is not controlled for potential confounding variables.
B. the reliance on patients'reports will not produce very detailed information.
C. the patients cannot be randomly allocated to the control and experimental groups.
D. it is too easy to generalise the results of this type of research.

answer is A right?

Question 11
Which of the following is true of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?
A. The ANS is a vital part of the central nervous system (CNS).
B. It is impossible to consciously influence the functioning of the ANS.
C. The ANS ensures that the constantly changing energy requirements of the body are met.
D. The ANS relays messages between the CNS and the voluntary muscles that control our internal organs
and glands.

answer C?

I did D for the first question... not sure :S

Its the opposite i think, case studies are difficult to generalise

OMG i see your point.... arghhh

[jinny1]

Explain the role of Tasha's sympathetic nervous system in stage 3 of the GAS.

is it ok if you said that the sympathertic system will continue to be active and increase heartrate etc.... compared to in a state of homeostatis but at the expense of health and bodily resources

Question 5
Tasha is a doctor in a busy general practice. Tasha returned to work after six months maternity leave to avery
busy flu season that required working twelve-hour dajs to cope with the extra patient load. As well as being
very busy at work, Tasha missed her baby son. After six weeks of this workload she developed a severe tension
headache by the end of almost every working day. After a few days, Tasha's headaches went away although she
was still working long hours in the busy surgery. When she caught the flu herself, Tasha had to take a week off
work. After recovering and being back at work for a few days, Tasha was unable to get up to go to work one
morning. When she consulted her own doctor, she was diagnosed as being extremely stressed and physically
drained.
^. Which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) was Tasha most likely in when she contracted
the flu?
l

i still think its in Exhaustion,...dunnno why

[gold104]

gold i think you are wrong for 20. I remember seeing somewhere that sensation ans perception are interelated and overlap. eg: before transmision, selection has already occured as we have chosen to focus on some lines angles and edges and not others

Yeah, you guys are riight Oh well, another wrong.. heh

[Hongld]

I got:

7) a

11) c

Same

[claregorton]

Question 7
A researcher was interested in the possible link between brain tumours and depression in elderly patients. She
conducted an intensive study of six individual patients in a hospital using diagnostic tests, patients'interviews,
and examination of the patients'medical records.
One limitation of this method for her research is that
A. the research is not controlled for potential confounding variables.
B. the reliance on patients'reports will not produce very detailed information.
C. the patients cannot be randomly allocated to the control and experimental groups.
D. it is too easy to generalise the results of this type of research.

answer is A right?

Question 11
Which of the following is true of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?
A. The ANS is a vital part of the central nervous system (CNS).
B. It is impossible to consciously influence the functioning of the ANS.
C. The ANS ensures that the constantly changing energy requirements of the body are met.
D. The ANS relays messages between the CNS and the voluntary muscles that control our internal organs
and glands.

answer C?

I did D for the first question... not sure :S

Its the opposite i think, case studies are difficult to generalise

i said C for 7, erghhhh that one confused me, I thought that the control group was people without depression, and experimental with depression.... which you can't really control? No idea.
11 I said C, changed it last minute, coz at first I said D, then I remembered parasympathetic is in the ANS...hmm.

[Tashi]

gold i think you are wrong for 20. I remember seeing somewhere that sensation ans perception are interelated and overlap. eg: before transmision, selection has already occured as we have chosen to focus on some lines angles and edges and not others

Yeah... it's all an interrelated process but we separate them in order to study it. But honestly, I thought VCE psych didn't distinguish between perception and sensation - visual perception is the whole visual process

[jinny1]

i dont think Case Studies have control/experimental groups or am i wrong..

[psych93]

Does anyone have a general idea of the answers that would be required for the short answer questions?
Like from a teacher or something ?
I don't think I got full marks for the Ames Room question ....

[gold104]

gold i think you are wrong for 20. I remember seeing somewhere that sensation ans perception are interelated and overlap. eg: before transmision, selection has already occured as we have chosen to focus on some lines angles and edges and not others

Yeah... it's all an interrelated process but we separate them in order to study it. But honestly, I thought VCE psych didn't distinguish between perception and sensation - visual perception is the whole visual process

Yeah they pushed the coarse boundaries in a few questions

[Tashi]

Explain the role of Tasha's sympathetic nervous system in stage 3 of the GAS.

is it ok if you said that the sympathertic system will continue to be active and increase heartrate etc.... compared to in a state of homeostatis but at the expense of health and bodily resources

Question 5
Tasha is a doctor in a busy general practice. Tasha returned to work after six months maternity leave to avery
busy flu season that required working twelve-hour dajs to cope with the extra patient load. As well as being
very busy at work, Tasha missed her baby son. After six weeks of this workload she developed a severe tension
headache by the end of almost every working day. After a few days, Tasha's headaches went away although she
was still working long hours in the busy surgery. When she caught the flu herself, Tasha had to take a week off
work. After recovering and being back at work for a few days, Tasha was unable to get up to go to work one
morning. When she consulted her own doctor, she was diagnosed as being extremely stressed and physically
drained.
^. Which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) was Tasha most likely in when she contracted
the flu?
l

i still think its in Exhaustion,...dunnno why

I think the stage 1 was when she got the headaches and she was resisting these in stage 2, which was when she got the headache. They could potentially mark both correct though.