Psychology Exam 1 VCE Unit 3 is an invaluable tool for Year 12 students preparing to sit the VCE Psychology mid-year examination. Specifically designed to address the latest
VCE Psychology Study Design 2005-2010. The resource is divided into tests that gradually increase in length, content and difficulty.
Students may benefit from this valuable resource from the very start of the year to increase their understanding of key concept areas, to improve their performance in school assessed coursework, and most importantly, to build their skills and knowledge for the end-of-year examination.
· Separate solutions CD so teachers can control access
· The solutions CD provides comprehensive and detailed solutions for each examinable Area of Study.
Test 1
13 multiple choice
7 short answer Cerebral cortex structure, functions of the lobes of the cerebral cortex, hemispheric specialisation, brain research methods and ethical principles in the conduct of brain research.
Test 2
14 multiple choice
8 short answer The above plus: divisions of the nervous system, roles of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, physiological systems involved in arousal, the fight-flight response and the limitations of the polygraph.
Test 3
15 multiple choice
8 short answer The above plus: physiological and psychological effects of prolonged or intense arousal, the relationship between stress and disease and the general adaptation syndrome
Test 4
15 multiple choice
10 short answer
The above plus: the characteristics of the visual perception system, response to light and the concept of thresholds.
Test 5
17 multiple choice
13 short answer
The above plus: organisation in visual perception including gestalt principles, depth/distance principles and visual constancies.
Test 6
20 multiple choice
13 short answer
The above plus: the effect of perceptual set on perception, visual illusions, participant selection, participant allocation, control and experimental groups and ethical principles.
Test 7
25 multiple choice
14 short answer
The above plus: consciousness, concepts of normal waking and altered states of consciousness and measurement of different states of consciousness, methods used to study sleep and characteristics and patterns of sleep.
Test 8
35 multiple choice
18 short answer
The above plus: psychological and physical effects of sleep deprivation and sleep phenomena, minimising the effects of extraneous variables through the use of experimental designs and single and double blind procedures and ethical principles.
Detachable Trial Examination
44 multiple choice
21 short answer Whole Course.
