QCE PsychologyPractice Examination 4

This paper covers

• Levels of processing (Craik and Lockhart, 1972) — shallow rhyming vs deep semantic encoding and recall accuracy
• Working memory model (Baddeley and Hitch, 1974) — phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, central executive, episodic buffer
• Brain localisation and neurotransmitter function — Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, synaptic transmission
• Visual perception — retinal reception, psychological/social/cultural influences, named illusions
• Classical conditioning (Pavlov), operant conditioning (Skinner), social/observational learning (Bandura)
• Social influence — conformity (Asch, 1951), obedience (Milgram, 1963), Stanford Prison Experiment (Haney, Banks and Zimbardo, 1973)
• Bystander effect (Latane and Darley, 1968/1970) — diffusion of responsibility, audience inhibition, social influence
• Tri-component attitude model, elaboration likelihood model (Petty and Cacioppo), cognitive dissonance (Festinger)
• Culture shock (Oberg, 1960), acculturation strategies (Berry, 1980), ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, prejudice reduction
• Data interpretation — reading tables and identifying trends using specific figures from stimulus material

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.