VCE Psychology Past Exam Questions
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c. i. Explain why a correlational study would be more ethical than a controlled experiment when investigating antibiotic use and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. 3 marks
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ii. Identify a population from which the sample would need to be sourced for this correlational study. 1 mark
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 45% of available · official reportFull marks: 19% of students · official report
d. Describe how evidence from brain imaging could provide data to track the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. 2 marks
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Question 3 (10 marks) After learning about sleep–wake patterns, a student constructed the following model to show the sleep cycle of an adult human. NREM1 NREM2 NREM3 REM start Sle
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a. Identify two limitations of the student’s model. 2 marks Section B
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 45% of available · official reportFull marks: 17% of students · official report
b. Describe how data from one physiological measure could be used to support aspects of the student’s model. 4 marks
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c. Suggest two reasons why sleep is categorised as an altered state of consciousness. 2 marks
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 60% of available · official reportFull marks: 37% of students · official report
d. List two changes that should be made to the student’s model to represent the sleep cycle of an infant. 2 marks
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Question 4 (11 marks) Beyond Blue, an Australian mental health and wellbeing support organisation, has released the following fact sheet on specific phobias. The fact sheet is an e
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 50% of available · official reportFull marks: 34% of students · official report
a. Describe the social protective factor that supports the maintenance of mental wellbeing. 2 marks
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 55% of available · official reportFull marks: 35% of students · official report
b. Advice statement 1 targets a social factor that contributes to the development of a specific phobia. Name and outline this social factor. 2 marks Section B
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c. According to advice statement 2, family and friends may involve themselves in the person’s avoidance by demonstrating avoidance behaviours of the phobic stimulus. Apply the soci
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