Kicking this thread off, as I haven't been able to find an existing version 
This can be used for VCE Psych questions for both 1&2 and 3&4 content.
Also - a reminder that we have some excellent resources on the discussion forum!
VCE Psychology Question Thread
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Does VCAA allow inclusion of information in answers that are outside of the scope of the study-design? Study design is sort of vague when it comes to the gut-brain-axis, I'm not too sure what kind of terminology is considered within the scope or outside the scope.
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Any tips for remembering the new investigation methodologies? E.g. Product, process or system development, classification & identification
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hi! do you guys have any tips for catching up w 1 & 2 Psych? I'm doing 3 & 4, but didn't do 1 & 2, and am super nervous!
does anyone have the answers for the jacaranda 8th edition 3/4 textbook? if u do could u send them that'll be amazing ((:
Do u have any suggestions for which textbook to use? I was thinking of buying Jacaranda but my school uses Edrolo so idk what to do.
jacaranda is too much detail but for some AOS edrolo is too little so our class used a combination
girlmeetsvce
Hi, this is late but the only thing relevant in 1&2 Psych for 3&4 is research methods. Just catch up on research methods and you will be fine.
charl thank you! Do you have any suggestions on how I could catch up on that?
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girlmeetsvce
Hey Aish! I hope you don’t mind me answering your question, but I did psych in Year 12 last year and currently tutor psych as well, so I might be able to help you out. (Also not sure how useful this would be considering your question was quite old, but I’ll ramble on anyway)
Your best resource for catching up on research methods is the study design and the great thing is that it’s free. Specifically, pages 12-19 in the study design address the terminology you need to be aware of. After you’ve learnt the definitions (just know the meaning, no need to memorise anything), have a go at textbook/ past VCAA questions related to research methods. MCQ questions are a great starting point because you get options, making it easier to choose the correct one. Later in the year, your teacher will likely give you more questions as well but if you want, you can also get checkpoints and they’ll have a section dedicated to research methods.
I hope this helps you out and good luck with psych
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thank you!
Is Parkinson's disease in the SD for 2023
nah not rly
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hey guys does anyone have advice or suggestions about the student-led practical? We start it this week at school but I've never done one before (didn't do 1 and 2) so am quite clueless
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does anyone have practice sacs for aos1 u3 ?
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in learning what is the different between an antecedent and a stimulus?
girlmeetsvce yeah i did it n got relatively high (2023 student), basically best advice is to SCRUTINISE that rubric and ensure you are doing everything your school wants u to do in order to get a high mark, its possible to score quite highly for this
additionally look at all research papers you can and summarise them and store them so you have a rough idea, don't pick something super niche like i did and struggle to find research papers, make sure they're free too because sometimes it's paid but that's hidden cleverly 
once you pick your topic make sure you understand the theory really well and are able to stick to word limit for the different sections of your poster
good luck !!!
prettypink1881 I'm pretty sure a stimulus is anything internal or external that may/can trigger a response wheras an antecedent is exclusive to operant conditioning and creates the environment for the following behaviour (for example the antecedent could be a parent saying the dishes need to be done, the behaviour would be the child doing the dishes and the consequence would be praise). I hope that makes sense/is helpful
Rey_of_sunshine yes that makes sense! thanks
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why is the learner considered passive in classical conditioning?
girlmeetsvce the learner isn't trying to change their behaviour- it 'subconsciously' occurs. for example, when the dog hears the bell and expects food + starts salivating, the dog cannot control its salvation.
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whats the difference between decay and displacement?
marine my teacher said we don't need to know it for this year
girlmeetsvce yeah technically isn’t in the study design. doesn’t hurt to know though so you don’t confuse the terms.
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why does an EEG show higher frequency in REM than NREM but lower amplitude in REM than NREM
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girlmeetsvce
From the time you enter sleep to the time you enter deepest NREM-3 sleep the amplitude of waves increases continuously while frequency of EEG reading diminishes correspondingly.
Remember frequency represents how many waves there are per second , and amplitude is a measure of the degree of synchronized brain activity (neurons are acting in concert)
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can sample size be commented on if the total population is not given
what's the difference between sleep onset and latency?
can sample size be commented on if the total population is not given
Yes, if a sample size is small then that can mean the experiment is not externally valid (difficult to generalize results)
what's the difference between sleep onset and latency?
Sleep latency is how long it takes you to fall asleep, sleep onset is when you initiate a period of sleep.
Thank you
hihi. does anyone have an easy(ish) way of remembering the function of each part of the nervous system?
im always confusing the brain and spinal cord functions, and it doesn’t matter how much i read the textbook/ watch edrolo i don’t get it 
I like to think of it like this:
Brain - receives info, coordinates a response to it.
Spinal cord - sends info to the brain and carries instructions from the brain.
Autonomic - managing all involuntary movement through MOG (muscles organs glands).
Somatic - voluntary movement.
Sympathetic - arousing
Parasympathetic - cooling down
E.g. I'm playing basketball. When I see a teammate looking to pass the ball, sensory info (where the ball is and how it looks) is detected by the somatic nervous system --> spinal cord relays msg to the brain --> the brain decides to change hand position to receive the catch --> sends instructions down the spinal cord to skeletal muscles in the somatic nervous system.
During the game, the sympathetic nervous system would be dominant to energise my body. After the game, it is likely to be parasympathetic, as that would help restore the body to normal levels of functioning.
also if someone could explain brain waves, amplitude frequency + what is total vs partial sleep deprivation I'd be so grateful!
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girlmeetsvce omg thank you so much!! clarifies so much for me
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girlmeetsvce also if someone could explain brain waves, amplitude frequency + what is total vs partial sleep deprivation I'd be so grateful!
sorry, i can’t explain total vs partial sleep deprivation— haven’t covered that yet. BUT i can explain the brain wave stuff
brain waves = measured in an EEG which detects, amplifies and records the electrical activity of the brain
- frequency = rate — the number of brain waves that occur per second
- amplitude = height — intensity and height of the brain waves
on an EEG…
- high frequency = waves close to each other ( imagine like: | | | | | )
- low frequency = waves further apart ( imagine like: | | | | | | )
- high amplitude = wave lengths are higher/further apart ( imagine like: /\/\/\/\/\ )
- low amplitude = wave lengths are lower/closer ( imagine like: -__-— )
an EEG is likely to show (copied from edrolo textbook)
- higher frequency and lower amplitude in REM sleep.
- high frequency and low amplitude in NREM sleep stage 1 (transitioning from wakefulness to sleep), but lower frequency and higher amplitude than normal-waking consciousness.
- medium frequency and medium amplitude in NREM sleep stage 2 (light sleep).
- lower frequency and higher amplitude in NREM sleep stage 3 (deep sleep)
4 types of brain waves:
- beta = high frequency and low amplitude
- alpha = high frequency (but lower than beta) and low amplitude (but higher than beta)
- theta = medium frequency and medium/high amplitude
- delta = low frequency and high amplitude
No worries at all, thank you too!! This explanation gives so much clarity
a month later
when is it ok to say someones got partial sleep deprivation?