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Sample ACT BSSS Year 12 Psychology questions

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ACT BSSS Year 12 Psychology Memory hard memory model

1. A memory model shows a study room cue helping a student recall a learned definition during revision. What is the cue doing?

Choices

Supporting retrieval
Blocking encoding entirely
Creating a placebo
Removing informed consent

Explanation:

A retrieval cue helps access information stored in memory.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Psychology Mental health data hard results graph

2. A bar chart shows a therapy-practice group with a wellbeing score of 15 and a waitlist group with a score of 9. What difference is shown?

Choices

The therapy-practice group scored 6 higher.
The waitlist group scored 6 higher.
The groups were equal.
The chart shows REM cycles only.

Explanation:

The difference is 15 - 9 = 6 points.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Psychology Research methods hard study design

3. A study design shows an active treatment and a placebo condition, with participants and assessors unaware of condition. Which feature is shown?

Choices

Double-blind placebo-controlled design
Uncontrolled observation
A reflex arc
No comparison condition

Explanation:

Both participants and assessors are blind, and the placebo condition provides a comparison.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Psychology Stress hard stress-response pathway

4. A stress-axis diagram shows hypothalamus -> pituitary -> adrenal cortex. Which hormone is most directly linked to the final response?

Choices

Cortisol
Melatonin
Insulin
Oestrogen only

Explanation:

The adrenal cortex releases cortisol in the HPA-axis stress response.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Psychology Consciousness and sleep hard sleep graph

5. A hypnogram shows REM periods becoming longer closer to morning. Which conclusion is best supported?

Choices

REM periods lengthen across later cycles.
REM disappears after the first cycle.
Only deep sleep occurs in later cycles.
The diagram shows an experiment group only.

Explanation:

The REM blocks are longer in later cycles than in earlier cycles.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Psychology Treatment planning hard wellbeing model

6. A biopsychosocial model includes medication, thought reframing and family support. Which option is psychological?

Choices

Thought reframing
Medication
Family support
Room temperature

Explanation:

Thought reframing is psychological because it concerns cognition and interpretation.

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ACT BSSS Year 12 Psychology practice should help students connect psychological concepts to visible evidence: stress responses, memory, sleep, learning data, placebo-controlled research, and mental wellbeing. These examples preview that visual reasoning before the no-login Psychology demo.

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