The Psychological Question Thread.

[Slumdawg]

"Forgetting that occurs through physiological damage or dilapidation to the brain are referred to as organic causes of forgetting. These theories encompass the loss of information already retained in long term memory or the inability to encode new information again. Examples include Alzheimer's, Amnesia, Dementia, consolidation theory and the gradual slowing down of the central nervous system due to ageing." I don't see anything about psychological trauma and that would be associated with motivated forgetting i.e. repression and suppression not an organic cause..

[JackMichaelson]

Which of the following would not be an organic cause of forgetting?
A. disease
B. head injury
C. psychological trauma
D. old age

I'd go with C.

why cant it be d?

because the reduced memory ability of older aged people is usually due to physiological (organic) causes

ah that make sense, thankyou

[JackMichaelson]

"Forgetting that occurs through physiological damage or dilapidation to the brain are referred to as organic causes of forgetting. These theories encompass the loss of information already retained in long term memory or the inability to encode new information again. Examples include Alzheimer's, Amnesia, Dementia, consolidation theory and the gradual slowing down of the central nervous system due to ageing." I don't see anything about psychological trauma and that would be associated with motivated forgetting i.e. repression and suppression not an organic cause..

yeah, i got confused of the "not" word

[sillysmile]

"Forgetting that occurs through physiological damage or dilapidation to the brain are referred to as organic causes of forgetting. These theories encompass the loss of information already retained in long term memory or the inability to encode new information again. Examples include Alzheimer's, Amnesia, Dementia, consolidation theory and the gradual slowing down of the central nervous system due to ageing." I don't see anything about psychological trauma and that would be associated with motivated forgetting i.e. repression and suppression not an organic cause..

yeah, i got confused of the "not" word

haha yeah I didn't read this question properly at first either!

[matt123]

Which of the following would not be an organic cause of forgetting?
A. disease
B. head injury
C. psychological trauma
D. old age

I'd go with C.

why cant it be d?

because the reduced memory ability of older aged people is usually due to physiological (organic) causes

ah that make sense, thankyou

LOL what?
Id go with D.
Truama can cause "brain damage" If its extreme.
Old age isnt physiological brain damage.

Hmmm i think im just stressed and over thinking things though.

[sillysmile]

Which of the following would not be an organic cause of forgetting?
A. disease
B. head injury
C. psychological trauma
D. old age

I'd go with C.

why cant it be d?

because the reduced memory ability of older aged people is usually due to physiological (organic) causes

ah that make sense, thankyou

LOL what?
Id go with D.
Truama can cause "brain damage" If its extreme.
Old age isnt physiological brain damage.

Hmmm i think im just stressed and over thinking things though.

it's deterioration..
slowing of the cns, reduced activation of the frontal lobes, those are physiological..
it's true psychological trauma can cause damage, but it's not arising from an organic/physiological cause.

[jinny1]

So i just did 2006 exam, i fked up the SAs so bad i wanna go jump off the west gate now

can you abbreviate terms in SAs?? like just write LTM,STM,UCS,CS,NS,CR,UCR instead of writing them in full??

also do examiners get annoyed and mark you down if you write more/past the lines??? because they get paid on a fixed ratio rate so, more reading = less money

[Slumdawg]

So i just did 2006 exam, i fked up the SAs so bad i wanna go jump off the west gate now

can you abbreviate terms in SAs?? like just write LTM,STM,UCS,CS,NS,CR,UCR instead of writing them in full??

also do examiners get annoyed and mark you down if you write more/past the lines??? because they get paid on a fixed ratio rate so, more reading = less money

You need to write the full term i.e. long-term memory then you put the abbreviation in brackets beside it (LTM), then after that you can use the abbreviation. Or at the top of the page you can write the abbreviations. That's what the chief assessor said at the lecture. So it is important unfortunately

They don't mind if you go over the lines, as long as you answer the question and don't contradict yourself. Don't worry about it.

[akira88]

So i just did 2006 exam, i fked up the SAs so bad i wanna go jump off the west gate now

can you abbreviate terms in SAs?? like just write LTM,STM,UCS,CS,NS,CR,UCR instead of writing them in full??

also do examiners get annoyed and mark you down if you write more/past the lines??? because they get paid on a fixed ratio rate so, more reading = less money

As long as you define what they are first, but most likely those abbreviations wouldn't be a problem. Making up abbreviations that aren't widely used- for example, DT for decay theory- wouldn't be a smart idea...

[masonnnn]

ucs ns cs cr ucr are alright i think,
besides that though yeah, write the full term with abbreviations in brackets next to it, then you can abbreviate if you use the word again

[sillysmile]

So i just did 2006 exam, i fked up the SAs so bad i wanna go jump off the west gate now

can you abbreviate terms in SAs?? like just write LTM,STM,UCS,CS,NS,CR,UCR instead of writing them in full??

also do examiners get annoyed and mark you down if you write more/past the lines??? because they get paid on a fixed ratio rate so, more reading = less money

if you abbreviate, write somewhere what you mean by your abbreviations
e.g. UCS= unconditioned stimulus.

[extcar]

HEY GUYS
IARTV 2008 exam
q35) Every time Billy feeds the cat his mother gives him a chocolate. The desired behaviour is ______ and the reinforcement is _____.
a) getting chocolate; negative
b) regularly feeding the cat; negative
c) getting chocolate; positive
d) regularly feeding the cat ;postive

the answer says its b, but i dont see how it's negative reinforcement??

[sillysmile]

HEY GUYS
IARTV 2008 exam
q35) Every time Billy feeds the cat his mother gives him a chocolate. The desired behaviour is ______ and the reinforcement is _____.
a) getting chocolate; negative
b) regularly feeding the cat; negative
c) getting chocolate; positive
d) regularly feeding the cat ;postive

the answer says its b, but i dont see how it's negative reinforcement??

their answer is wrong, you are right if you chose D.

[xoxogossipgirl]

I'd like opinions on if my answer would suffice if this was a VCAA question
Be harsh and critical

Insight 2010
Explain how a teacher threatening to give a student detention for not doing homework can be viewed as negative reinforcement. (left off the punishment coz it was much easier)

Negative reinforcement has the effect of strengthening behaviour, which in this case, the behaviour could be the teacher threatening students. If after the student has been threatened they proceed to complete their homework, the unpleasant stimulus/situation has been removed (the unpleasant situation being the student not doing homework).

[masonnnn]

I'd like opinions on if my answer would suffice if this was a VCAA question
Be harsh and critical

Insight 2010
Explain how a teacher threatening to give a student detention for not doing homework can be viewed as negative reinforcement. (left off the punishment coz it was much easier)

Negative reinforcement has the effect of strengthening behavior, which in this case, the behavior could be the teacher threatening students. If after the student has been threatened they proceed to complete their homework, the unpleasant stimulus/situation has been removed (the unpleasant situation being the student not doing homework).

that's completely different to how i answered it yet...i'd also say definitely correct (correct terminology and it makes sense, it's all you need really aha).

i said that the behavior was actually doing the homework instead of not performing the behavior and receiving a detention. Thus if the homework was completed (desired behavior) the negative stimulus of the detention was removed, then strengthening the desired behavior of doing homework.

what did the answers say? i'd say both are correct...