QCE PsychologyPractice Examination 11

This paper covers

• Bystander effect and prosocial behaviour (Latane and Darley, 1968/1970)
• Diffusion of responsibility, audience inhibition, social influence mechanisms
• Group size effects on intervention rates
• Conformity (Asch, 1951) and obedience (Milgram, 1963)
• Stanford Prison Experiment (Haney, Banks and Zimbardo, 1973)
• Localisation of brain function and neurotransmitter roles
• Working memory model (Baddeley and Hitch, 1974)
• Levels of processing (Craik and Lockhart, 1972)
• Classical, operant, and social/observational learning
• Visual perception and cross-cultural influences
• Attitude formation, tri-component model, elaboration likelihood model
• Cognitive dissonance (Festinger)
• Culture shock (Oberg, 1960) and acculturation strategies (Berry, 1980)
• Ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, and prejudice reduction
• Media influences on aggression
• Data interpretation and trend analysis from bar graphs

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.