Mid year exam assistance thread

[Nick]

A

[moshi]

i'm guessing... C
EDIT: whoops, i didn't read the question properly - the not makes a huge difference, doesn't it :S (A, because he's not in an ASC and can still judge time)

[Hughie]

A

A and C are both incorrect.
The correct answer is D.

[moshi]

really?
is there an explanation as to why it's D in the solutions booklet?

[Nick]

Yeah, I thought it was fairly dodgy given that the alternative suggested that he could remember ALL features of the route.

In the exam, always be wary of alternatives which suggest terms such as "all", "always" etc.

[Nick]

really?
is there an explanation as to why it's D in the solutions booklet?

There's a great deal of common sense involved with the question. Given that he is undertaking his first manual driving lesson, what are the chances of him remembering ALL feaures of the route taken? Absolutely none.

[psychlaw]

oh NOT likely to be true
wow that question is so obvious

LESSON LEARNT: ALWAYS READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY

[Hughie]

really?
is there an explanation as to why it's D in the solutions booklet?

nothing of any substance. 'obviously this is a complex task-a controlled process requiring selective attention and therefore he is unlikely to have noticed anything except the focus of his attention'

[daniel99]

Could I have a copy anyway? LOL

When you get around to scanning it of course..whenever is good.

edit: I skipped over the bit where you said you don't have a scanner haha

yeah sorry about that. That was probably the hardest/most obscure question in the exam (obviously i got it totally wrong lol). The only other multi i got wrong was relativly simple but i will post that anyway (it's filled on my pc under -stupid mistakes)

James is taking his first driving lesson in a manual car, which of the following is NOT likely to be true
A.   James finds it difficult to judge the passage of time
B.   James finds it difficult to hold a sensible conversation with the instructor
C.   At the end of the lesson, James finds it difficult to remember features of the of the    buildings they have passed
D.   At the end of the lesson, James can recall all the features of the route they have taken

enjoy!

I would say D as it is illustrating selective attention and controlled processing. He is focusing on driving, which is a controlled process, and in focusing on driving he would not remember the route as he is focusing on driving which required high levels of attention and awareness so therefore he cannt pay attention to other stimuli e.g. the route they took?

[Hughie]

really?
is there an explanation as to why it's D in the solutions booklet?

There's a great deal of common sense involved with the question. Given that he is undertaking his first manual driving lesson, what are the chances of him remembering ALL feaures of the route taken? Absolutely none.

i disagree. it does not specify the length of the journey so you cant really use that generalisation, although compairing to a,b and c it is 'the best answer' but not necessarily correct in it's entirety.  
I would take the philospohy of daniel99's answer...

[cathtacular]

im having trouble understanding this association area thing.
i know that for vce psych we dont need to know all of the areas but what are we required to know?

[daniel99]

im having trouble understanding this association area thing.
i know that for vce psych we dont need to know all of the areas but what are we required to know?

I had trouble with this but it just basic stuff after you know it:

Frontal lobe;
-Higher mentalfunctioning such as planning organising etc
-personality

Temporal lobe;
-facial and object recognition

Occipital;
-Sight, reading and so on

Parietal;
-Spatial ability and so on

[cathtacular]

is that all we need to know?

i thought the association areas were things such as the pvc and the pac or am i wrong?

[daniel99]

Whats the PVC and the PAC?

Association contain neurons that are neither motor or sensory in function. I doubt that we need to know much on it..

[cathtacular]

primary visual cortex
primary auditory cortex.