VCE Psychology Past Exam Questions
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Question 1 When the children are folding paper, their brains release a neurochemical that is involved in learning. This neurochemical is most likely A. GABA, as it causes feelings
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Question 2 The memory of the fine motor skills required for paper-folding is stored in the A. neocortex, because this is a semantic memory. B. cerebellum, because this is an implic
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Question 3 Which one of the following best describes the role of interneurons when the child withdrew their hand? A. detecting harmful stimuli in the environment B. transmitting mo
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Question 4 Which one of the following explains how quickly the child withdraws their hand from the paper? A. It is a survival response that does not involve the brain. B. It is an
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Question 5 Which one of the following most accurately identifies the investigation methodology used in this study and one of its possible limitations? Investigation methodology Lim
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Use the following information to answer Questions 6–9. A recent study investigated the effects of dark chocolate consumption on mood and gut microbiota diversity over a three-week
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Question 6 The experimental design used in this study is a A. mixed design. B. correlational design. C. within-subjects design. D. between-subjects design.
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Question 7 Why did the researchers analyse participants’ gut microbiota before the study began? A. to provide a control group B. to provide a controlled variable C. to provide a co
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Question 8 Consider the following conclusions. Conclusion 1 – Consumption of 30 g of dark chocolate is associated with improved gut microbiota diversity. Conclusion 2 – The gut–bra
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Question 9 Which of the following best describes the data collected during this study? A. primary and qualitative B. primary and quantitative C. secondary and qualitative D. second
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Question 10 When rushing to class, a student falls over. According to the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model, which one of the following best identifies the stage and the resi
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Question 11 Mindfulness meditation can help individuals cope with stress. The researchers could link this to the GAS model because mindfulness meditation can A. accelerate the tran
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