Hard exam? Again?

[Slumdawg]

^ Too true. I just don't understand how they could say it's B though. The annoying thing is that there's nothing to do now! haha. I actually don't know anyone who picked option B. I know I shouldn't really care anymore, but stuff like that is still annoying. I hope they explain their reasoning behind it otherwise I will send in a complaint!

[bomb]

Slumdawg wants a 51

[Slumdawg]

Slumdawg wants a 51

Hahahaha Yeah, I know I shouldn't care about it, cos I'm over the moon with my score, but I just can't help but feel annoyed about getting something wrong when I can't see how the correct option can be justified.

How the hell can "B" be correct?!?! What do you think of it bomb? I don't remember anyone ever suggesting 34 could be B on that answers forum you made!

Premier's award is still on the line! haha

[bomb]

Haha, it's definitely D. Only way you could justify D is Maryanne punished the students for not using manners?

Then again, any instance of neg reinforcement can be turned into punishment.

[Slumdawg]

Haha, it's definitely D. Only way you could justify D is Maryanne punished the students for not using manners?

Then again, any instance of neg reinforcement can be turned into punishment.

Well I asked Millerpede twice, and she checked the statement three times to make sure.

34 is definitely down as B.

It's just silly cos Maryanne was trying to increase a behaviour, reinforcement = increase behaviour while punishment = decrease behaviour. So surely that should eliminate the punishment option?

Very strange answer...

[bomb]

Let's take it up with VCAA? I might get a 45?

[Slumdawg]

Let's take it up with VCAA? I might get a 45?

Hahahaha. Taking it up with VCAA worked last time But I guess that was BEFORE the exams were all assessed... If only we knew about Q34 earlier. I was more sure that one was right than Q6 option D! (Still can't believe that email worked...All people who got Q6 wrong should buy me and bomb a present ) haha

Just wait till I get my statement. Should be monday or tuesday. I just wanna see for myself before I go sending a complaint haha.

Surely they couldn't do anything about it now though? All the scores have been distributed so they'd have to change EVERYBODY'S psych score So I don't think there's much point. The only thing it could affect is premier's awards cos that still needs to be finalised I guess...

I'm not annoyed about my score or what I got on the exam, it's just the principle of a question being marked incorrectly... Hopefully someone can give a reasonable explanation for option B soon perhaps?

[Glockmeister]

Anything can be adjusted mate.

I remember in 2006, they had to re-scale everyone who took Methods 3/4, because they used the percentages from the old study design rather than the new one that had been implemented that year.

[Slumdawg]

wow really 

what do you think of the question?

[Glockmeister]

wow really 

what do you think of the question?

Although I should mention you've sort of left it a bit late - they burn the exam papers after a while.

To your question, I would say it's D. I think the examiners may have gotten hung up on the ordinary definition of punishment (which that would be), and the definition in the behaviourism paradigm.