Stress & NS
define eustress and distress, with an example of each
eustress is positive and distress is negative
what is observational learning and how does it differ from classical conditioning?
CC = behaviourist
OC = social
provide one key characteristic to determine if someone is NWC
knows how much time has passed
Explain how one intervention for a phobia works
CBT, SD, benzodiazepines
what is the purpose of a control group in an experiment
baseline
Explain a time when you have experienced the FFF response
varying
what is the capacity of STM
7+/- 2
What is the role of the SCN in regulating sleep
detects light from eyes
outline one biological predisposing factor for phobias
GABA dysfunction
What is random allocation
equal chance of being in control or experimental group
How do the brain and gut communicate
Vagus nerve
How does LTP support learning
strengthens the pathways of new knowledge or skill when used an increasing number of times
How do EEGs work?
DARE in brain
What are the 3 steps in Systematic desensitisation
Learn relaxation technique
Create fear hierarchy
work way up fear hierarchy
what is the difference between a controlled experiment and a correlation study
controlled experiment manipulates the IV
Describe the 3 stages of the GAS model
Alarm (shock and counter shock)
Resistance
Exhaustion
How does the serial position effect explain recall of items from a list
primacy = LTM
recency = STM
Explain 3 differences in sleep requirements between adolescents and newborns
NREM : REM
time
blocks of sleep
How does OC perpetuate a phobia
avoid and experience reduction in phobic symptoms
what is the difference between repeatability and reproducibility
repeatability is same conditions and reproducibility is different conditions
Compare Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping with Selye’s GAS model
Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping is on humans and is subjective
Selye’s GAS model is on animals and is objective
Explain the three phases of classical conditioning, including an example
BC, NS = nothing, UCS = UCR
DC, NS+UCS=UCR
AC, CS=CR
Discuss using driving as an example, the ABC effects of sleep deprivation
A = increased irritability, annoyed at other driver
B = increased risk taking, run through reds
C = lowered attention, not seeing red lights
How can self-determination be shown in the VCAA psychology study design
Giving voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples on what topics to include in the psychology curriculum
What is external validity, and how can it be improved in psychological research?
Having a representative population