Psychology flashcards

What this deck covers

• Unit 3: How does experience affect behaviour and mental processes? (73 cards, 15 dot points)

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing as an approach to learning: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Alzheimer's disease and aphantasia: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model of memory: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Brain regions in long-term memory (hippocampus, amygdala, neocortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum): VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Classical and operant conditioning: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Coping strategies and coping flexibility: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Episodic and semantic memory and imagining the future: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Mnemonics and Aboriginal songlines in memory: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Neuromodulators compared with neurotransmitters (dopamine and serotonin): VCE Psychology Unit 3 (3)
  • Neurons and the nervous system: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Neurotransmitters glutamate and GABA: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Observational learning and Bandura: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Stress, GAS and the Transactional Model: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • Synaptic plasticity, LTP and LTD: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
  • The gut-brain axis and stress: VCE Psychology Unit 3 (5)
• Unit 4: How is mental wellbeing supported and maintained? (51 cards, 11 dot points)

  • Circadian rhythm sleep disorders and bright light therapy: VCE Psychology Unit 4 (5)
  • Data analysis and evaluating research (accuracy, precision, validity, errors, outliers): VCE Psychology Units 3 and 4 (6)
  • Ethical concepts and guidelines in psychological research: VCE Psychology Units 3 and 4 (3)
  • Improving sleep-wake patterns and sleep hygiene: VCE Psychology Unit 4 (5)
  • Maintaining mental wellbeing: biopsychosocial protective factors: VCE Psychology Unit 4 (5)
  • Mental wellbeing, the continuum and specific phobia: VCE Psychology Unit 4 (5)
  • Research methods and investigation design (key science skills): VCE Psychology Units 3 and 4 (4)
  • Sleep deprivation, circadian rhythms and BAC: VCE Psychology Unit 4 (5)
  • Sleep stages, REM and NREM cycles: VCE Psychology Unit 4 (5)
  • Social and emotional wellbeing framework: VCE Psychology Unit 4 (5)
  • The student-designed investigation, logbook and scientific poster (Unit 4 Outcome 3): VCE Psychology (3)

Sample cards from this deck

1. Definition

   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing as an approach to learning: VCE Psychology Unit 3

   Define Country

   Country refers to the lands, waters and skies to which an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander group is connected, together with the relationships, stories, law and responsibilities tied to them. Knowledge is patterned on Country when it is organised by, and linked to, specific places and the connections between them. Moving through Country, or recalling it, is itself a way of structuring and retrieving knowledge, which is why the Unit 3 description refers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' use of place as a repository of memory, and why songlines appear in the memory key knowledge.

2. Definition

   Circadian rhythm sleep disorders and bright light therapy: VCE Psychology Unit 4

   Define ASPD

   ASPD (clock set too early), bright light is given in the evening to delay the clock, helping the person stay awake later and wake later.

3. Definition

   Mnemonics and Aboriginal songlines in memory: VCE Psychology Unit 3

   Define Acronyms

   A pronounceable word formed from the first letters of the items to be remembered. For example, ROY G BIV for the colours of the rainbow. The single retrieval cue (one word) helps recall the whole sequence by reducing the load on short-term memory through chunking.

4. Definition

   Data analysis and evaluating research (accuracy, precision, validity, errors, outliers): VCE Psychology Units 3 and 4

   Define Primary data

   Primary data are collected by the researcher for their own investigation; secondary data were collected by someone else (for example, a literature review uses secondary data).

5. Definition

   Alzheimer's disease and aphantasia: VCE Psychology Unit 3

   Define Alzheimer's disease

   Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease, meaning it involves the progressive death of neurons and loss of brain tissue. It is the most common cause of dementia, a broad decline in cognitive functioning severe enough to interfere with daily life.

6. Definition

   Improving sleep-wake patterns and sleep hygiene: VCE Psychology Unit 4

   Define Blue light

   Blue light is the short-wavelength light emitted strongly by electronic devices such as phones, tablets and computers. The brain interprets bright, blue-rich light as a signal that it is daytime, which suppresses the release of melatonin, the hormone that promotes sleep. Using bright screens late at night therefore delays the circadian rhythm and makes falling asleep harder.

7. Definition

   Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model of memory: VCE Psychology Unit 3

   Define Memory

   Memory is the active processing of information so it can be encoded, stored and later retrieved.

8. Definition

   Mental wellbeing, the continuum and specific phobia: VCE Psychology Unit 4

   Define Mental wellbeing

   Mental wellbeing is a state in which a person can cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and contribute to their community. It is best understood as a continuum: a person's mental state can sit anywhere from mentally healthy, through a mental health problem (a temporary disruption, often in response to a stressor), to a diagnosable mental disorder. A person's position on the continuum can shift over time in either direction, and the continuum is dynamic, not fixed.

9. Definition

   Brain regions in long-term memory (hippocampus, amygdala, neocortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum): VCE Psychology Unit 3

   Define Explicit (declarative) memory

   Explicit (declarative) memory is long-term memory that can be consciously retrieved and stated. It includes episodic memory (personally experienced events, tied to a time and place) and semantic memory (facts and general knowledge).

10. Definition

    Maintaining mental wellbeing: biopsychosocial protective factors: VCE Psychology Unit 4

    Define Adequate nutritional intake and hydration

    A balanced diet supplies the nutrients the brain needs to function, and adequate water intake prevents dehydration, which can impair concentration and mood. Diet also shapes the gut microbiota, which, through the gut-brain axis, can influence psychological processes such as the stress response and mood. Good nutrition and hydration therefore support stable energy, cognition and emotional regulation.