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Section B, Question 7(b)(i)Question part (b)(i)
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Report-based difficulty · DifficultAverage marks: 35% of available · official reportFull marks: 20% of students · official report
i. “There are substantial changes to the typical pattern of sleep across all stages of adulthood.’ 2 marks e s a £ 2 H 3 = o [=] ‘Newborns rely more on internal factors than extern
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c. The table below has been created to show the percentage of infants who can experience an uninterrupted sleep episode Age Percentage (%) of infants Percentage (%) of infants who
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Question 8 (7 marks) The Watarrka Foundation offers the following statement to understand what kinship means to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. With over 500 Indigen
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a. One approach to understanding learning is where the learner is situated within a system. Referring to the statement above, describe the role kinship has in Aboriginal and Torres
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b. Identify one reason why the sharing of songlines is considered a cultural determinant for Aboriginal peoples, and outline how this cultural determinant acts as a protective fact
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c. Social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) can be understood as a multidimensional and holistic framework for wellbeing. Describe how kinship and family supports the social and emoti
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Question 9 (10 marks) People with high levels of social anxiety tend to show increased excitatory neural activity in the amygdala brain region. Research suggests that this excitato
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Question 1 Which of the following branches of the nervous system are dominant in a conscious response, an unconscious response and a spinal reflex? Conscious response Unconscious r
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Question 2 Which of the following is correct for dopamine and glutamate? Dopamine Glutamate Action Function Action Function A. excitatory induces sleepiness inhibitory increases le
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Instructions for Section A Answer all questions in pencil on the answer sheet provided for multiple-choice questions. Choose the response that is correct or that best answers the q
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Question 3 According to Hans Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome, a person is most likely to enter the stage of exhaustion when they A. appraise the situation as being beyond their
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Question 4 Which of the following is correct for long-term potentiation and long-term depression? Long-term potentiation Long-term depression A. involves sprouting and rerouting in
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