A group of psychology students is conducting a study to investigate the effect of a new ‘Mindfulness Colouring’ intervention on reducing symptoms of test anxiety in VCE students. Students are randomly assigned to either a ‘Mindfulness Colouring’ group or a ‘Control’ group. The ‘Mindfulness Colouring’ group spends 30 minutes colouring intricate patterns daily for two weeks leading up to a practice exam. The ‘Control’ group maintains their usual study habits. Anxiety is measured using a self-report questionnaire immediately before and after the practice exam.
b. Explain one limitation of using a self-report questionnaire to measure anxiety in this study, and suggest how this limitation could be addressed to strengthen the evidence obtained.
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Create Free Account Log inThis is a free VCE Units 3 & 4 Psychology practice question worth 3 marks, testing your understanding of Nature of evidence. It falls under How is scientific inquiry used to investigate mental processes and psychological functioning? in Unit 4: How is mental wellbeing supported and maintained?. Submit your answer above to receive instant AI-powered marking and personalised feedback.
In this unit students explore the demand for sleep and the influences of sleep on mental wellbeing. They consider how changes to a person’s sleep-wake cycle can affect psychological functioning. Students explore the concept of mental wellbeing, including social and emotional wellbeing as a multidimensional and holistic framework. They apply a biopsychosocial approach to specific phobia, exploring how biological, psychological and social factors are involved in its development and management. A student-designed scientific investigation involving the generation of primary data related to mental processes and mental wellbeing is undertaken in either Unit 3 or Unit 4 or across both Units 3 and 4, and is assessed in Outcome 3 of this unit.
Students undertake a student-designed scientific investigation in either Unit 3 or Unit 4, or across both Units 3 and 4, related to mental processes and mental wellbeing. The investigation involves the generation of primary quantitative data. Students apply key science skills to develop and test a research question, gather and analyse data, and communicate findings in a structured scientific poster. A logbook is maintained for authentication and assessment purposes.
the nature of evidence that supports or refutes a hypothesis, model or theory
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