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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #135 on: October 20, 2015, 09:48:02 am »
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Hey guys for an example of a automatic task- I usually say driving a car whilst maintains a conversations with someone else, but these are TWO separate tasks and driving a car is generally a controlled processs so I don't know if I am specific enough, do I need to say , " Maintaining a conversation " is a automatic process in particular? Sorry if this is a stupid question hahaha wanna make sure I am specific

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« Reply #136 on: October 20, 2015, 09:51:00 am »
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Think about it, would you stick to a token system if you were only rewarded after every 100 trial exams you did? Or would you be more likely to stick to it if you were rewarded for each one you did?

Thanks I understand, the wording of the question confused me. I immediately thought of shaping for alternative A.

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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #137 on: October 20, 2015, 09:56:33 am »
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Hey guys for an example of a automatic task- I usually say driving a car whilst maintains a conversations with someone else, but these are TWO separate tasks and driving a car is generally a controlled processs so I don't know if I am specific enough, do I need to say , " Maintaining a conversation " is a automatic process in particular? Sorry if this is a stupid question hahaha wanna make sure I am specific

Good question, would it be that driving and talking are automatic processes as the divided attention is being used?
If they asked for an automatic task can't you just state on thing like talking and then if they ask for controlled you say driving? Hmm just my 2 cents

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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #138 on: October 20, 2015, 10:18:57 am »
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Hey guys for an example of a automatic task- I usually say driving a car whilst maintains a conversations with someone else, but these are TWO separate tasks and driving a car is generally a controlled processs so I don't know if I am specific enough, do I need to say , " Maintaining a conversation " is a automatic process in particular? Sorry if this is a stupid question hahaha wanna make sure I am specific
Don't refer to two tasks, the examiners will think that you've confused divided attention with automatic processing. I'd just say something like knitting as an example. The key points that would get the marks are stating that the person who knits has been doing it for say 20 years and that it is automatic because it requires little mental effort and conscious awareness. :)
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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #139 on: October 20, 2015, 11:51:58 am »
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Are these areas of the brain examinable?
- Cerebellum
- Ventral tegmental area
- Basal Ganglia

They're not in the study design, yet I see them popping up in company trial papers (recently saw them on TSSM 2015 trial paper)
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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #140 on: October 20, 2015, 11:53:37 am »
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Are these areas of the brain examinable?
- Cerebellum
- Ventral tegmental area
- Basal Ganglia

They're not in the study design, yet I see them popping up in company trial papers (recently saw them on TSSM 2015 trial paper)
No, no and no. I've never seen them on recent vcaa exams or publications and it isn't taught in any classes of lectures. Safe to say you won't need to know about them
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« Reply #141 on: October 20, 2015, 11:55:06 am »
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No, no and no. I've never seen them on recent vcaa exams or publications and it isn't taught in any classes of lectures. Safe to say you won't need to know about them

Yeah I hope so, dunno why these companies are putting them into the trial papers tho :/
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« Reply #142 on: October 20, 2015, 12:17:00 pm »
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Ok, I just came across a weird multiple choice question on the TSSM 2015 Trial Exam.
It was:
In terms of Holmes and Rahe's life event scale, which life event is rated as the second most stressful life event?
a) Divorce
b) Jail Term
c) Pregnancy
d) Death of a spouse

What the hell is Holmes and Rahe's life event scale? lol...
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« Reply #143 on: October 20, 2015, 12:25:27 pm »
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Ok, I just came across a weird multiple choice question on the TSSM 2015 Trial Exam.
It was:
In terms of Holmes and Rahe's life event scale, which life event is rated as the second most stressful life event?
a) Divorce
b) Jail Term
c) Pregnancy
d) Death of a spouse

What the hell is Holmes and Rahe's life event scale? lol...
2015 exams are stupid haha! It's just some scale that shows heaps of life events and rates them on how much they impact an individual. Other than that I haven't bothered learning anything about it. Although I didn't 100% guarantee the previous things you asked won't be on the exam (even though they basically definitely won't be), I can reassure you that this one will definitely not be on the exam. The only way it could be is if they provided some background info in the question!
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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #144 on: October 20, 2015, 12:31:29 pm »
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Can someone please explain how the DSM manual works? I get how there are multiple axis but how are they used? Is it sequential...?

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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #145 on: October 20, 2015, 05:38:59 pm »
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Don't refer to two tasks, the examiners will think that you've confused divided attention with automatic processing. I'd just say something like knitting as an example. The key points that would get the marks are stating that the person who knits has been doing it for say 20 years and that it is automatic because it requires little mental effort and conscious awareness. :)

thanks!!!

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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #146 on: October 21, 2015, 10:26:18 pm »
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Does anyone know if there are any solutions to the sample vcaa exam?

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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #147 on: October 21, 2015, 11:09:20 pm »
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Does anyone know if there are any solutions to the sample vcaa exam?

From what I know, there are no sample responses provided.

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« Reply #148 on: October 22, 2015, 04:11:59 pm »
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Can a conclusion be drawn and the hypothesis supported if the results were statistically significant, although a convenience sampling was used which was not representative of the population?

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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #149 on: October 22, 2015, 06:20:56 pm »
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How can I remember what type of brain waves are in each sleep stage?