VCE Psychology Question Thread!

[peter.g15]

Hi guys, i just need some clarification. Depressants clearly put you into ASC but apparently stimulants do put you into ASC as well, so does that mean a stimulant like caffeine would put you into ASC? Thanks

Yep, both stimulants and depressants put you into an induced altered state of consciousness.

[Mariamnourine]

Guys, you know how the recency effect doesn't occur after a delay, is there anything that happens to prevent primacy effect from occurring?

[Bri MT]

Guys, you know how the recency effect doesn't occur after a delay, is there anything that happens to prevent primacy effect from occurring?

No

[Globe]

Guys, you know how the recency effect doesn't occur after a delay, is there anything that happens to prevent primacy effect from occurring?

I'm sure there's "some" factor that might affect it, but in terms of our VCE course it's pretty much assumed that there's always going to be a primacy effect, as these words will enter LTM.

[Butterflygirl]

How do you guys structure a classical conditioning and operant conditioning response? Like what keys words etc. do we need to include.

Eg. If it asked, (for operant conditioning), how could Jane stop her daughters behaviour of talking in class?

And for classical conditioning too.


Thanks!!

[jrose006]

How do you guys structure a classical conditioning and operant conditioning response? Like what keys words etc. do we need to include.

Eg. If it asked, (for operant conditioning), how could Jane stop her daughters behaviour of talking in class?

And for classical conditioning too.


Thanks!!

OPERANT CONDITIONING
IF it said use the three-phase model of operant conditioning, then you would mention the:
- Antecedent (Being in class)
- Behaviour (Jane talks in class- Jane's mother is notified)
- Consequence (Jane's mother uses response cost- she takes away Jane's phone for 2 weeks (desired stimulus), to decrease the likelihood that she will continue talking in class in the future (undesirable behaviour).

IF it said what made Jane's behaviour of talking in class stop/decrease, you would just mention the consequence of response cost. This would usually be a 2 mark question (1 mark for saying response cost, and the other for explaining how her behaviour of talking in class would be decreased through the removal of a desirable stimulus) ----> you could also use positive punishment.

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
IF it said using the language of classical conditioning, then you could mention all the NS,UCS,UCR.... in the form of a sentence/story.

IF it said use the three-phase model/process of classical conditioning, then you would have to integrate the NS, UCS.... into before conditioning, during conditioning (acquisition) and after conditioning.

Before conditioning:
NS---> NR
UCS---> UCR--->

During conditioning (acquisition):
NS+UCS---> UCR (through repeated association)- or could occur just once in phobias

After conditioning:
CS---> CR

[Butterflygirl]

OPERANT CONDITIONING
IF it said use the three-phase model of operant conditioning, then you would mention the:
- Antecedent (Being in class)
- Behaviour (Jane talks in class- Jane's mother is notified)
- Consequence (Jane's mother uses response cost- she takes away Jane's phone for 2 weeks (desired stimulus), to decrease the likelihood that she will continue talking in class in the future (undesirable behaviour).

IF it said what made Jane's behaviour of talking in class stop/decrease, you would just mention the consequence of response cost. This would usually be a 2 mark question (1 mark for saying response cost, and the other for explaining how her behaviour of talking in class would be decreased through the removal of a desirable stimulus) ----> you could also use positive punishment.

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
IF it said using the language of classical conditioning, then you could mention all the NS,UCS,UCR.... in the form of a sentence/story.

IF it said use the three-phase model/process of classical conditioning, then you would have to integrate the NS, UCS.... into before conditioning, during conditioning (acquisition) and after conditioning.

Before conditioning:
NS---> NR
UCS---> UCR--->

During conditioning (acquisition):
NS+UCS---> UCR (through repeated association)- or could occur just once in phobias

After conditioning:
CS---> CR

Okay thanks!!


Also, would it be okay if we called the consequence 'punishment' instead of 'positive punishment'?

[peter.g15]

Okay thanks!!


Also, would it be okay if we called the consequence 'punishment' instead of 'positive punishment'?

It would be safer to specify positive punishment, it's only one word so it shouldn't take more than a second or two.

[Globe]

Hey just a quick question!

Do we need to know the Sympathetic Adreno Medullay System or the HPA axis??

Thanks

[Bri MT]

Hey just a quick question!

Do we need to know the Sympathetic Adreno Medullay System or the HPA axis??

Thanks

I don't know the first thing you listed, but to be safe I think you should know the role of the HPA axis with reference to cortisol

[Butterflygirl]

How's everyone feeling about the psych exam coming up?

I feel quite stressed, especially about the 10-marker because I don't really know if the online samples (eg. from epsych) are reliable...
I have been writing under subheadings and I don't even know if that's allowed...

Do you guys write under subheadings?

[halo]

How's everyone feeling about the psych exam coming up?

I feel quite stressed, especially about the 10-marker because I don't really know if the online samples (eg. from epsych) are reliable...
I have been writing under subheadings and I don't even know if that's allowed...

Do you guys write under subheadings?

Out of all the subjects I've had this year, I'm most comfortable with and confident about psych, so I'm not feeling too stressed out atm. Please don't stress too much - it is going to be to your detriment to do so in these last few days, and trust me, you know so much you'll be absolutely fine.
Remember, everyone is in the same position with the 10 marker - we all don't know what to expect besides a rough idea from the sample exam and possibly company papers. The best you can do is go in and write as much relevant stuff as you can for the question. Writing under subheadings is fine - I know some people's teachers recommended it. I personally don't do it (but I should).

[Mariamnourine]

Quick question,

If the exam asks us to identify the response that is activated by the sympathetic NS, do we say ' fight=flight' of 'fight-flight-freeze' ?

[Globe]

Something that gets me is Observational Learning VS Social Learning Theory. Are these the same thing or are they describing two different theories?? On last years VCAA exam it asked for a similaritiy and difference between Operant conditioning and the Social Learning Theory, and then said that one of the answers was that the social learning theory comprised of five stages, attention, retention, reproduction, motivation and reinforcement whilst operant conditioning had three phases.. but isnt this observational learning???

Thanks

[Mariamnourine]

Something that gets me is Observational Learning VS Social Learning Theory. Are these the same thing or are they describing two different theories?? On last years VCAA exam it asked for a similaritiy and difference between Operant conditioning and the Social Learning Theory, and then said that one of the answers was that the social learning theory comprised of five stages, attention, retention, reproduction, motivation and reinforcement whilst operant conditioning had three phases.. but isnt this observational learning???

Thanks

same theory. Different name. Don't get confused.