VCE Psychology Past Exam Questions
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 57% of available · official reportAnswered correctly: 57% · official report
Question 10 Which of the following is a difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning? Classical conditioning Operant conditioning A. learning is more permanen
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Question 11 William is also likely to learn how to ride a skateboard due to which stage of observational learning and associated reason? Stage of observational learning Associated
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Question 12 For Sam, learning how to ride a skateboard A. developed neural changes in his cerebellum. B. caused a reflexive response in his nervous system. C. was a conscious respo
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Question 13 The ‘Little Albert’ experiment demonstrated A. that glutamate plays a role in emotional learning. B. the importance of obtaining consent from children. C. how condition
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2021 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 6 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 14–16. Justin is listening to the radio in his car when a ‘guess th
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 58% of available · official reportAnswered correctly: 58% · official report
Question 14 According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model of memory, how long will the phone number remain in Justin’s short-term memory if he does not write the number down
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 62% of available · official reportAnswered correctly: 62% · official report
Question 15 Which of the following methods is most likely to assist Justin with transferring the phone number to long-term memory and why? Method of transferring to long-term memor
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Question 16 According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model of memory, when Justin wants to retrieve the phone number from long-term memory, the number will be A. recalled dir
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 43% of available · official reportAnswered correctly: 43% · official report
Question 17 A hypothesis A. is a question the research study sets out to answer. B. predicts how the dependent variable will affect the independent variable. C. is generated based
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Question 18 Jonas is at the shops. While he is there, he calls his father to ask if there is anything his father would like him to buy. Jonas’s father gives him a list of eight ite
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