VCE Psychology Past Exam Questions
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b. Referring to physiological responses, explain the differences between the heart rates of the groups before and after watching the movies. 2 marks 19 2022 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM d o n o
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c. Interpret the results of each group with reference to Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome. 3 marks 2022 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 20 DO NOT W R I T E N T H I S A R E A
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Question 3 (11 marks) Are headaches affected by life events and daily pressures? By M Maple A study investigated headaches in relation to two types of stressors experienced by part
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a. Outline the difference between ‘daily pressures’ and ‘life events’, providing one example of a daily pressure and of a life event. 2 marks
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b. Why did the researchers use a rating scale and what might be a limitation of this type of measure in relation to this study? 2 marks
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c. Suggest one possible confounding variable in this study and how this variable could affect the results. 2 marks 21 2022 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a T
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d. According to Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, how might the results that link daily pressures with the frequency of headaches be explained? In you
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Question 4 (10 marks) An experiment was conducted to explore if music affects memory. The investigation was undertaken over two days. Participants were randomly assigned to one of
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 60% of available · official reportFull marks: 35% of students · official report
a. With reference to the Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model of memory, outline three processes that occur as the memory of the words on the list transfers from sensory to long-ter
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b. Explain the different results achieved by the two methods of retrieval adopted in this experiment on day one and day two of the testing. 3 marks
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c. Why is Condition C included in this experiment? 2 marks
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d. Using psychological terminology, explain why participants in Condition B recalled more words on both testing days. 2 marks 2022 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 24 DO NOT W R I T E N T H I S A R
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