Unit 3 VCE Psychology revision | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The methodology that arranges objects of events into manageable sets is called...

Classification

A (low OR high) standard deviation is optimal as it means that the data is more (clustered OR spread) around the mean

Low; clustered

The sampling technique that ensures the sample is proportionately representative of the population is called....

Stratified sampling

A problem with a melatonin test which causes all results to the high would be a (random OR systematic OR personal) error that influences the (accuracy OR precision) of results

systematic; accuracy

Giving regard to the welfare, beliefs and customs of participants relates most to the ethical principle of...

Respect

The honest reporting of all information and results is the ethical concept of...

Integrity

The ethical concept related to avoiding any harm is called...

Non-malificence

What's the difference between accuracy and precison?

Accuracy relates to how close a measurement is to the true value WHEREAS precision refers to the closeness of a set of measurements

Seamus measures a heart rate 5 times under the same conditions in a short period of time. This is an example of...

Repeatability

The collation and analysis of secondary data related to other people's scientific findings is the methodology known as...

Literature review

Beneficience refers to ...

Ensuring the benefits of an investigation outweigh any risks

A key difference between an extraneous and confounding variable is that...

A confounding variable has impacted results (DV) whereas an extraneous variable might in the future (or has been controlled)

Internal validity refers to...

Whether a study is a fair measure of what it is supposed to measure

Give an example of an acrostic

Example that uses first letter of items to form new words in a phrase/sentence

Describe two key features of Songlines

Could include - uses rhythm, associate knowledge with locations, knowledge accessed by visualising or being on Country, embedded in relationships

Why does Alzheimer's disease limit ability to construct possible imagined futures?

Reduction in ability to retrive autobiographical events (episodic and semantic memory). Need past experiences to construct imagined futures.

Name the brain area that would form a memory of capital cities

Hippocampus

Name the brain area that has a key role in habit formation

Basal ganglia

Name the brain area that stores long term explicit memories

Neocortex

Draw an overview of the Atkinson-Shiffrin multi store model of memory on the board

Includes sensory, STM, LTM and connections between them in terms of encoding and retrieval

Give an example of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learning being embedded in relationships

Answer that refer to sharing of knowledge from others or passing down of knowledge from elders

Name the 5 stages of observational learning in order

Attention, Retention, Reproduction, Motivation, Reinforcement

Give an example of negative punishment

Example that highlights taking away something pleasant to decrease unwanted behaviour

Tina the toy poodle is shot with a water gun every time she barks at people walking by. Relate to the 3 phases of operant conditioning

Antecedent - people walking by, Behaviour - bark, Consequence - shot with water gun

Identify the stimulus and responses in a case where a person is scared of idea of going on a scooter after falling off one and hurting self badly

NS/CS - scared of thought of going on scooter, UCS - falling off scooter, UCR - pain due to falling off scooter, CR - scared due to thought of scooter

Name the term - you fit the stress coping strategy to the stressor and situation

Context-specific effectiveness

On the board draw a diagram of the main parts of Transactional model of stress and coping

Must refer to primary appraisal (threat, challenge, harm/loss) and secondary appraisal. Must state role of two appraisal stages.

Outline one disadvantage of the GAS model of stress

Possible answer - does not consider psychological factors

Janet has been stressed for a prolonged period and is so unwell she can no longer go to school. Which stage of GAS is she in?

Exhaustion

What is the enteric nervous system?

The large network of neurons that are throughout the gastrointestinal tract (layers of gut tissue)

Outline 2 ways that the gut health can influence mental wellbeing

Possible answers include 1. Lack of gut microbiota diversity can lead to lower mood 2. The gut has an important role in producing serotonin

Name the nervous system that is most likely dominant in the freeze response

Parasympathetic

Stress that is prolonged over a period of time is considered to be ....

Chronic

In what situations is rerouting likely to occur? Give two distinct explanations.

Possible explanations 1. After damage to brain and relearning a skill 2. When learning a new way to carry out a behaviour (new tennis serve technique)

Outline how pruning improves the efficency of brain functioning

Removal of synapses that are not utilised, to strengthen pathways that are used more often

Name the neuromodulator that has a key role in the reward pathway

Dopamine

Name two differences between a neurotransmitter and neuromodulator

Possible answers include - NT can only act at synapse whereas NM have broader effects, NT is faster acting that a NM, NT has shorter lasting effects than NM

Outline the purpose of the spinal reflex

To save time (spinal cord initiates motor response rather than brain) in order to minimise potential harm

Name the nervous system that sends sensory information from the body to the CNS

Somatic nervous system