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VCE Psychology Practice Questions
64 exam-style questions · full worked solutions
The 64 practice questions inside the VCE Psychology Mastery Pack, grouped by area of study. Every question comes with a full worked solution.
- AOS1
- Multiple choice × 24
- explain × 2
- compare × 2
- analyse × 2
- evaluate × 2
- AOS2
- Multiple choice × 24
- explain × 2
- compare × 2
- apply × 1
- evaluate × 2
- analyse × 1
Sample question
A person touches a hot stove and immediately withdraws their hand before consciously registering the pain. This rapid response is best described as a:
- A. conscious response coordinated by the cerebral cortex
- B. spinal reflex initiated by an interneuron in the spinal cord
- C. voluntary motor action requiring frontal lobe processing
- D. response of the parasympathetic nervous system
Show the worked answer
Answer: B
A spinal reflex is an unconscious, automatic response to sensory stimuli coordinated by an interneuron in the spinal cord, occurring before the pain signal reaches the brain.
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