VCE Psychology Past Exam Questions
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Question 23 Which of the following is a characteristic shared by both Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) and Advanced Sleep Phase Disorder (ASPD)? A. Both are equally common with
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2023 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 10 d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a Use the following information to answer Questions 24–27. Jessica is a post-graduate university student who is conduc
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Question 24 Each child, regardless of age, had a sleep episode with a mean duration of 10 hours overnight. With reference to the graphs, an appropriate conclusion that Jessica coul
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11 2023 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM TURN OVER d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a
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Question 25 A limitation of Jessica’s research is that A. it is not possible to gain informed consent for participants under the age of 18. B. variables such as susceptibility to b
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Question 26 Jessica’s second research phase involved participants aged 14 and 17. This phase was conducted on five school nights during the term. Compared to the younger participan
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Question 27 Sleep is a ‘psychological construct’, and this means it is important for Jessica to remember that A. REM sleep is easier to identify than NREM sleep. B. sleep quantity
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2023 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 12 d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a Use the following information to answer Questions 28–30. Researchers conducted an experiment to investigate the infl
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Question 28 The use of a control group in this study would require a group of rats that A. receives 0.5 mg/kg of a salt solution. B. is exposed to full light conditions for one of
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Question 29 The study monitored the rats for two days using an EEG. Which of the following is a likely observation from the study? A. Presence of theophylline results in a reductio
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Question 30 Which of the following is a suitable improvement to this research design that would directly improve its validity? A. Use rats of the same age, to minimise the influenc
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13 2023 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM TURN OVER d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a Use the following information to answer Questions 31 and 32. A study was conducted on 24 healthy Year 10 s
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