VCE Psychology Exam - Suggested Answers and Discussion

[ellie2211]

Isn't question 36 D?
The word 'dog' is projected to the right side of the screen, so would be processed in the left hemisphere for language production, so Rose would be able to respond faster? And the hammer is projected to the left side of the screen, processed in the right hemisphere where visual images are processed, so she would be able to respond most quickly to this? Not 100% sure just questioning!

[Joseph41]

Isn't question 36 D?
The word 'dog' is projected to the right side of the screen, so would be processed in the left hemisphere for language production, so Rose would be able to respond faster? And the hammer is projected to the left side of the screen, processed in the right hemisphere where visual images are processed, so she would be able to respond most quickly to this? Not 100% sure just questioning!

Yeah - there was some discussion about this on the previous page. I've amended the first post because I'm pretty sure D is correct.

[DailyInsanity]

What are your guys opinion of what the A+ cutoff will be for this year's exam, seeing as last years was 120.5/140 and taking into account the dodgy questions in the multiple choice and section C?

[Mia03]

Isn't Q29 C? I thought alcohol would heighten emotional awareness rather than dull

[nt2387]

What are your guys opinion of what the A+ cutoff will be for this year's exam, seeing as last years was 120.5/140 and taking into account the dodgy questions in the multiple choice and section C?

I thought some of the multis were really difficult. The short answer wasn't as easy as people thought it was. And obviously the ER was dodgy.

I think it would be lower but maybe I am biased.

[Nambisa]

Can you write convenience sampling as a extraneous variable!?

[purplegiraffe]

Isn't Q29 C? I thought alcohol would heighten emotional awareness rather than dull

We learnt that it could do either 
I put heighten though... due to uh... personal experiences

[lilyrosee]

Can you write convenience sampling as a extraneous variable!?

In Section C I wrote about how the convenience sample was an extraneous variable as they selected participants who were attending a bridal exhibition which alludes to the participants being focused on having a well-thought out and highly planned wedding. This would suggest that they could possibly be more stressed than other people in the population, as they are attending an exhibition. (Not my words exactly but I hope that this was correct)

[lilyrosee]

Also are we certain that multiple choice question 65 was D? I chose D but after the exam my teacher said that it was probably C...

[lulubelle77]

Isn't Q29 C? I thought alcohol would heighten emotional awareness rather than dull

Alcohol is a depressant so i think it would make people less aware of the emotions (even if the emotions themselves are more extreme)

[MB_]

Also are we certain that multiple choice question 65 was D? I chose D but after the exam my teacher said that it was probably C...

The approach involved 'scales' so its not the categorical approach and I'm pretty sure the transitional approach falls under the dimensional approach so the answer is D.

[EmilyRoseLamb]

What are your guys opinion of what the A+ cutoff will be for this year's exam, seeing as last years was 120.5/140 and taking into account the dodgy questions in the multiple choice and section C?

The bell curve is bound to go down, I think that's obvious from reading this forum - I imagine most students here are those who were very well prepared, and most found the exam more challenging than that of previous years. I think it may have been 2013 (or 14?), the 'clearly in' for an A+ (as my teacher put it) was 80%...you could have dropped about 28 marks...and I don't think it was near as challenging or ambiguous as this years' exam - also considering in a standard year around 18-20 marks can be lost before you're heading out of potential 40 territory. Can't worry about it too much, just know you did your best.

[EdwinJS]

Question 52, could someone please explain to me why its that answer?
Thanks, btw all you year 12 reading this right now... forget about Psych and study more the rest of your exams Good Luck!

[Alter]

Question 52, could someone please explain to me why its that answer?

A is wrong as the wind instruments node is closer (fewer arcs in between).
B is correct because there are 3 nodes between 'flute' and 'string instruments', but 4 between 'flutes' and 'violin'.
C is wrong as clarinets is a closer node than violins (fewer arcs in between).
D is wrong; it means the same thing as C.

I hate SNT, so if you think it's wrong, tell me your explanation

[HarryCondon5]

Guys, can anyone help me with what approach Short Answer Question 2 was?
Also, was tangible support applicable for Question 7?
Lastly, could 'crowding' have been used for Question 10?
Stressing out a bit!! haha
Cheers!