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Question 19 According to Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, which one of the following may best describe Tracy’s initial reaction to the news? A. She r
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Question 20 Tracy learnt the lines of the play over several late nights and drank coffee to stay awake. However, when she stepped on the stage the week that rehearsals started, she
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2021 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 8 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 21–24. Dr Dhanial investigated the effect of leading questions on r
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Report-based difficulty · EasyAverage marks: 85% of available · official reportAnswered correctly: 85% · official report
Question 21 The independent variable in Dr Dhanial’s study was the A. fallibility of memory. B. wording of the question. C. reconstruction of memory. D. estimation of eating chocol
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 61% of available · official reportAnswered correctly: 61% · official report
Question 22 One week later, Dr Dhanial asked the participants in both groups to recall how often they ate chocolate during the summer holidays. What finding would have led Dr Dhani
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Report-based difficulty · EasyAverage marks: 75% of available · official reportAnswered correctly: 75% · official report
Question 23 Which one of the following outlines a criticism of Dr Dhanial’s study? A. Participants were deceived by the use of leading questions. B. It is unlikely that the results
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9 2021 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 24 Dr Dhanial included a control group in a subsequent investigation. It is likely that the participants in the control group were A. not asked to estimate how often they
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2021 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 25–29. Orla and Anthony are focused on playing a video game and ar
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Question 25 While playing the video game with Anthony, Orla is likely to be closer to A. normal waking consciousness with perceptual distortions. B. normal waking consciousness wit
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Question 26 While Orla was playing one part of the video game, she did not notice Anthony leave to get a drink. This is most likely due to Orla experiencing A. a controlled process
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 68% of available · official reportAnswered correctly: 68% · official report
Question 27 Which of the following describes the role of glutamate and adrenaline when Orla was learning how to play the video game? Role of glutamate Role of adrenaline A. to make
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