VCE Psychology Past Exam Questions
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Section A, Question 26
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Question 26 One participant in Group A experienced sustained wakefulness for 20 hours due to her infant's disrupted sleep. How would the cognitive functioning of this participant c
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Question 27 Which of the following statements about the graph is correct? A. The same quality of data could have been gathered using a sample size of 15. B. The solid bold lines al
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Question 28 The graph shows that the impact of ‘snoozing’ on the final 30 minutes of a sleep episode is a(n) A. increase in the total sleep time. B. increase in the amount of time
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Question 29 Which one of the following correctly identifies the roles of the different measures of consciousness used in this study? Cognitive tests and self-reports Electroencepha
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Question 30 To develop a more complete understanding of the impact of snoozing on daytime functioning, researchers should have more clearly defined ‘sleep quality’ and ‘sleep quant
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Question 31 Room temperature is considered a zeitgeber for sleep as it A. operates on a 24-hour circadian rhythm. B. is found to impact the rate of cortisol release. C. isan extern
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Question 32 If a third temperature condition of 20 °C were to be included in this study, it is likely that these results, on average, would show A. increased sleepiness levels demo
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Question 33 One aspect of this theory is that A. the use of negative reinforcement precipitates the phobia. B. avoidance precipitates the unconditioned response to a phobic stimulu
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Question 34 Which one of the following correctly applies behaviourist approaches to the development of a specific phobia? A. Memory bias can interfere with the retention stage of l
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Question 35 The application of systematic desensitisation to treat a specific phobia is effective because A. the phobic stimulus becomes a neutral stimulus. e s a £ 2 H 3 = o [=] B
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Question 36 FH One of the online surveys required responses to the following statements. o ° ® * lusually come through difficult times with little trouble. * Itdoes not take me lon
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Question 37 This investigation is considered a correlational study because it A. collects primary data through online surveys. B. controls three variables by reporting their averag
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