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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #1785 on: March 10, 2021, 11:51:06 am »
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In reference to the transactional model of stress and coping, when would the primary appraisal be characterized as benign-positive?

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« Reply #1786 on: March 10, 2021, 02:19:52 pm »
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In reference to the transactional model of stress and coping, when would the primary appraisal be characterized as benign-positive?

A situation can be characterised as benign-positive when it results in positive thinking and doesn't cause any stress at all (benign positive does not include eustress, for example, for which this may be appraised as stressful and then as a challenge)- for example, doing a SAC for which you feel super confident and not stressed at all (not even eustress)- it is not exactly irrelevant as it is something that still affects you, but it's not stressful either. 

Benign-positive and irrelevant can be used semi-interchangeably in that neither appraisal results in stress and do not require a second appraisal.

I hope this helped somewhat!
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« Reply #1787 on: March 11, 2021, 04:57:53 pm »
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does exercise count as an avoidance strategy?
eg.
... "frank tried to keep his mind off these thoughts by spending a lot of time playing football with his friend jess"
if there was a question about what coping strategy frank used would you say avoidance or exercise?? and how would you justify it? (frank is trying to avoid his mothers parkinson's diagnosis)

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« Reply #1788 on: March 11, 2021, 08:16:47 pm »
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does exercise count as an avoidance strategy?
eg.
... "frank tried to keep his mind off these thoughts by spending a lot of time playing football with his friend jess"
if there was a question about what coping strategy frank used would you say avoidance or exercise?? and how would you justify it? (frank is trying to avoid his mothers parkinson's diagnosis)
also, is this a life event or major stress for both him and his mother?? send help!

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« Reply #1789 on: April 05, 2021, 06:01:24 pm »
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Hi guys just have a question about operant conditioning:
'Arup is an excellent athlete who plans to become an Olympian sprinter. Last time he raced competitively he forgot to take off the red sweat band around his wrist and he won his only event. Arup will now wear the red sweat band every time he competes because he believes it is his lucky charm, Using the language of the three-phase model of operant conditioning, explain how Arup has learned to wear the red sweat band every time he competes.'
I'm having trouble identifying the antecedent (identifying antecedents in general tbh too), would it be him actually winning the race with the red sweat band on or would it be like when he is in an environment of a competition and that specific context that makes him wear that red sweat band. I'm just unsure whether the antecedent would be like the specific state or situation someone is in where they would do the behaviour or if its an event that occurs that encourages a person to perform that behaviour in the future. Thanks for the answers in advance!
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« Reply #1790 on: April 05, 2021, 09:47:58 pm »
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Hi guys just have a question about operant conditioning:

Hi Harry!

I remember being confused by this question too - it is rather ambiguous and overly general. In this case, the antecedent is the presence of the red sweat band in the environment. I find that it helps sometimes to actually work backwards from the ABC model to determine the specific antecedent. For example:

Consequence - positive reinforcement, in the form of Arup winning the race. This reinforcement is what leads Arup to learn to continue to wear the red sweat band (as there is a direct link between the behaviour and the consequence).

Behaviour - the behaviour must thus become Arup putting on the red sweat band.

So the antecedent is what must exist in the environment for Arup to put on the red sweat band - this is the existence of the red sweat band (or the presence of the sweat band in the environment). There is a little bit of confusion here (I originally said the antecedent might be the competition as well) - but if we think of the consequence and behaviour as a direct result of the antecedent with no other factors it helps to see what it may be. So you are definitely on the right track, but rather than it being a state where someone must exist to complete a behaviour, it is the thing (object, situation, event) which must exist in order for the behaviour to occur. It can be seen that without the presence of the red sweat band in the environment, it would be impossible for Arup to act on it to perform the behaviour.

It's actually quite difficult and you had a great question. Sorry for the lengthy response, but I hope this clarified things for you!
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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #1791 on: April 07, 2021, 11:25:23 am »
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Hi Harry!

I remember being confused by this question too - it is rather ambiguous and overly general. In this case, the antecedent is the presence of the red sweat band in the environment. I find that it helps sometimes to actually work backwards from the ABC model to determine the specific antecedent. For example:

Consequence - positive reinforcement, in the form of Arup winning the race. This reinforcement is what leads Arup to learn to continue to wear the red sweat band (as there is a direct link between the behaviour and the consequence).

Behaviour - the behaviour must thus become Arup putting on the red sweat band.

So the antecedent is what must exist in the environment for Arup to put on the red sweat band - this is the existence of the red sweat band (or the presence of the sweat band in the environment). There is a little bit of confusion here (I originally said the antecedent might be the competition as well) - but if we think of the consequence and behaviour as a direct result of the antecedent with no other factors it helps to see what it may be. So you are definitely on the right track, but rather than it being a state where someone must exist to complete a behaviour, it is the thing (object, situation, event) which must exist in order for the behaviour to occur. It can be seen that without the presence of the red sweat band in the environment, it would be impossible for Arup to act on it to perform the behaviour.

It's actually quite difficult and you had a great question. Sorry for the lengthy response, but I hope this clarified things for you!


So in other words, the antecedent would be the initial stimulus?

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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #1792 on: April 15, 2021, 04:09:34 pm »
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Hi Harry!

I remember being confused by this question too - it is rather ambiguous and overly general. In this case, the antecedent is the presence of the red sweat band in the environment. I find that it helps sometimes to actually work backwards from the ABC model to determine the specific antecedent. For example:

Consequence - positive reinforcement, in the form of Arup winning the race. This reinforcement is what leads Arup to learn to continue to wear the red sweat band (as there is a direct link between the behaviour and the consequence).

Behaviour - the behaviour must thus become Arup putting on the red sweat band.

So the antecedent is what must exist in the environment for Arup to put on the red sweat band - this is the existence of the red sweat band (or the presence of the sweat band in the environment). There is a little bit of confusion here (I originally said the antecedent might be the competition as well) - but if we think of the consequence and behaviour as a direct result of the antecedent with no other factors it helps to see what it may be. So you are definitely on the right track, but rather than it being a state where someone must exist to complete a behaviour, it is the thing (object, situation, event) which must exist in order for the behaviour to occur. It can be seen that without the presence of the red sweat band in the environment, it would be impossible for Arup to act on it to perform the behaviour.

It's actually quite difficult and you had a great question. Sorry for the lengthy response, but I hope this clarified things for you!
Thanks Vehura! That cleared a lot of things up
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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #1793 on: April 15, 2021, 07:58:50 pm »
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So in other words, the antecedent would be the initial stimulus?

Yes, the antecedent is the environmental stimulus that prompts the behaviour :)
 The event which encourages (reinforces) or discourages (punishes) the behaviour is the consequence

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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #1794 on: May 23, 2021, 05:59:56 pm »
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What does a data analysis sac entail? My psych teacher is too busy to give us a practice sac and the edrolo is mainly test style. This is for Unit 1 AOS 2.

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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #1795 on: June 01, 2021, 10:05:33 pm »
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Hey guys I just wanted to ask about (for anyone whos done the jacaranda book) how useful the learning activities on the textbook are compared to other things like practice sacs/checkpoint questions. I personally think they're really vague and I'm leaning to spending more time doing exam style questions but I just wanted some opinions on whether it was actually not that useful or there were some aspects of doing the learning activities that made them worth it.


Thanks!
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« Reply #1796 on: June 02, 2021, 12:29:27 pm »
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Hey guys I just wanted to ask about (for anyone whos done the jacaranda book) how useful the learning activities on the textbook are compared to other things like practice sacs/checkpoint questions. I personally think they're really vague and I'm leaning to spending more time doing exam style questions but I just wanted some opinions on whether it was actually not that useful or there were some aspects of doing the learning activities that made them worth it.


Thanks!
The learning activities were our homework (aka we were forced to do them by our teacher). The only benefit of doing them is the constant revision you get everyday. Frankly, I wouldn't bother in year 12, simply because I wouldn't have had the time. I was in year 11 when I did psych 3/4, so I was able to dedicate a substantial part of my day to psych revision. Practice SACs and checkpoints are much better because they are VCAA-style questions, whereas the learning activities are designed to consolidate your knowledge and test your thinking. In my opinion, the learning activities are only worth it if you have the time to do so, and time that could not have been better spent doing something else.
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« Reply #1797 on: July 25, 2021, 12:31:07 am »
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Question: Explain whether the NREM stages are four different
states of consciousness.


I believe that awareness goes down past NREM stage 1 but idk if each stage would be considered a different state of consciousness. Would it be considered different levels on a continuum?

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« Reply #1798 on: August 14, 2021, 03:13:49 pm »
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Hi all!

I am working on research method homework and there were some questions that I could not answer (I am not a native English speaker and sometimes it is harder for me to understand what the questions are asking).

If you could help me with the following questions, that would be awesome!

Procedure:
Students in our Year 11 Psychology class participated in a practical activity comparing the relative sensitivity of recall and recognition.
Students were randomly allocated to one of two groups. These groups were called Group A and Group B.
Both Group A and Group B received the same list of 20 words to memorise. Participants were given 3 minutes to learn the list of words.
After 3 minutes, Group A were asked to recall as many words as they could by writing the words down on a sheet of paper (refer to Group A instructions and word list at end of this document).
After 3 minutes, Group B were asked to recognise as many words as they could. This was done by giving participants in Group B a list of 40 words with the original 20 words mixed within the list of 40. Participants in Group B were asked to circle, underline or highlight as many of the original list of 20 words they recognised on the second list (refer to Group B instructions and word lists at end of this document).
The results were then collated.

Note: This investigation was completed in class. The word lists were distributed face-up. It is possible that students who received the word lists first may have inadvertently had a bit more time (than the timed 3 minutes) to learn the list of words.

Questions I could not answer:
1. Identify the chosen sampling technique (convenience, random or stratified). Are there any potential problems that could arise as a result of this sampling technique?
I personally think it is convenience or random but I am not sure which one is the correct one.

2. Consider all ethical guidelines and principles. List any relevant ethical considerations below and state how they could be adhered to. You should address all ethical guidelines, including: 
• Confidentiality
• Voluntary Participation
• Informed Consent
• Withdrawal Rights
• Deception
• Debriefing
I am having difficulty with understanding the question is asking. How would answer this question?

3. Can your results be generalised to the population of interest? Explain your response. (result is attached below↓)

4. If the IV is 'Methods of retention' and the DV is 'Memory', what would the operationalised IV &DV be?
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Re: VCE Psychology Question Thread!
« Reply #1799 on: August 26, 2021, 11:46:44 am »
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Hi all!

I am working on research method homework and there were some questions that I could not answer (I am not a native English speaker and sometimes it is harder for me to understand what the questions are asking).

If you could help me with the following questions, that would be awesome!

Procedure:
Students in our Year 11 Psychology class participated in a practical activity comparing the relative sensitivity of recall and recognition.
Students were randomly allocated to one of two groups. These groups were called Group A and Group B.
Both Group A and Group B received the same list of 20 words to memorise. Participants were given 3 minutes to learn the list of words.
After 3 minutes, Group A were asked to recall as many words as they could by writing the words down on a sheet of paper (refer to Group A instructions and word list at end of this document).
After 3 minutes, Group B were asked to recognise as many words as they could. This was done by giving participants in Group B a list of 40 words with the original 20 words mixed within the list of 40. Participants in Group B were asked to circle, underline or highlight as many of the original list of 20 words they recognised on the second list (refer to Group B instructions and word lists at end of this document).
The results were then collated.

Note: This investigation was completed in class. The word lists were distributed face-up. It is possible that students who received the word lists first may have inadvertently had a bit more time (than the timed 3 minutes) to learn the list of words.

Questions I could not answer:
1. Identify the chosen sampling technique (convenience, random or stratified). Are there any potential problems that could arise as a result of this sampling technique?
I personally think it is convenience or random but I am not sure which one is the correct one.

2. Consider all ethical guidelines and principles. List any relevant ethical considerations below and state how they could be adhered to. You should address all ethical guidelines, including: 
• Confidentiality
• Voluntary Participation
• Informed Consent
• Withdrawal Rights
• Deception
• Debriefing
I am having difficulty with understanding the question is asking. How would answer this question?

3. Can your results be generalised to the population of interest? Explain your response. (result is attached below↓)

4. If the IV is 'Methods of retention' and the DV is 'Memory', what would the operationalised IV &DV be?
This is what I personally think and I'm just a year 12 psych student too so don't take my answers too seriously!!!
1. I think its convenience because just having it as year 11s in your class is not having done enough effort to make the sample representative of the student population.
2. I think you just go with each ethical principle and mention different ways that the experiment could adhere to them. For example withdrawal rights: ensure that participants know that they can withdraw from the experiment at any time if they are feeling uncomfortable about anything about the research procedures.
3. Probably not, the sample's biased.
4. Operationalised is just how you measure it, so your iv would be like the specific retrieval technique (recall or recognition) and your dv would be the number of correct responses.

Hope this helped!
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