VCE Psychology Question Thread!

[girl1234]

Hello
I'm a little confused about the order of the elements of observational learning... I've been taught the order of elements for observational learning are: attention, retention, reproduction, motivation and reinforcement.
but, it seems to make more sense to me if motivation was at the very beginning (I.e. You have to be motivated first in order to give attention, etc.).
Why is motivation not at the beginning?

Thanks

Not the best answer, but thats just the way it is. I guess, despite how 'motivated' you are, the task cannot be completed without first actively focusing, remembering how to do the task and being physically able to reproduce the action.
I see what you're saying but just try to remember ARRMR

Hope i helped in someway

[maddihanna]

Just in regards to comparing CC & OC, the textbook says that both responses can be involuntary & involve the autonomic nervous system.

But what would be an example for a time when the response to operant conditioning is involuntary? Because I can't think of one at all :/

Thanks in advance for your help

[girl1234]

Just in regards to comparing CC & OC, the textbook says that both responses can be involuntary & involve the autonomic nervous system.

But what would be an example for a time when the response to operant conditioning is involuntary? Because I can't think of one at all :/

Thanks in advance for your help

I can't think of anything that the response to operant conditioning is involuntary (unless it's subconscious?)
I've just had a look at the 2014 VCAA exam report. There's a table comparing operant conditioning and classical conditioning. The nature of the response for operant, according to the table is, 'voluntary, intentional response involving central nervous system' and classical conditioning is 'Involuntary/reflexive/unconscious response, involving the autonomic nervous system.'
I can't imagine they would ask for anything like that on a VCAA exam, but ask your teacher about it for sacs

Good Luck

[thaoot]

Variable ratio has the highest response rate (and hence can be considered the most effective) because the individual is unaware of when they will be reinforced, and therefore puts in the same amount of effort in each time
If you have a look at your textbook (pg 437 of Grivas book) there is a really good graph that shows the response rate (or just google it )

Realised I didn't thank you for helping me out, so thanks for that!!

[Rob16]

Hey, does anybody have practice questions or sacs on anxiety disorder:specific phobia that they are willing to share?

[melissaromeo]

Hello, why is informed consent important in psychology research?
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[Glasses]

Hello, why is informed consent important in psychology research?
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I would say that informed consent is crucial in psychological research because it ensures that all participants are fully aware of what an experiment will entail (to the degree that is necessary) and identifies that given this information, they are willing to participate in the experiment (and have commonly shown this in writing).

[I am a unicorn]

What is a memory trace?

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[cameotodd]

Hey can someone have a look at the engage educations psychology practice exam A. For section C, question 3 asks us to identify the research design. The answers say independent groups design but I think it may be matched participants design.

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[StupidProdigy]

Hey can someone have a look at the engage educations psychology practice exam A. For section C, question 3 asks us to identify the research design. The answers say independent groups design but I think it may be matched participants design.

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What makes you think that just out of interest? Is it because of saying '36' to each group? If it was matched participants each of two participants would share the same characteristic. Being a boy is a different characteristic to being a girl haha

[cameotodd]

What makes you think that just out of interest? Is it because of saying '36' to each group? If it was matched participants each of two participants would share the same characteristic. Being a boy is a different characteristic to being a girl haha

It said in the scenario:
'A teacher from the nursery school worked with the experimenter to rate each child’s personality and attempt to
construct well-balanced groups'

This made me sorta think it was matched-participant design.

[brooke2014]

Does anyone have neap 2014 answers?

[I am a unicorn]

Hello

If we write an operationalised hypothesis when asked to write a 'research hypothesis' or 'hypothesis' in the exam will we lose a mark?
Because my teacher says to operationalise everything... but I've heard the examiners are really picky so would they take off marks for something like that?

Thanks

[StupidProdigy]

Hello

If we write an operationalised hypothesis when asked to write a 'research hypothesis' or 'hypothesis' in the exam will we lose a mark?
Because my teacher says to operationalise everything... but I've heard the examiners are really picky so would they take off marks for something like that?

Thanks

Don't need to write operationalised hypothesise. If you do you must operationalise the variables correctly or you lose marks. There's an examiners report (one of the recentish ones) in the section c comments about this

[Joseph41]

Yep. If it asks specifically for a research hypothesis, I wouldn't bother operationalising anything.