Assessment and exam practice.

Try this with Psychology

1. Check the task format, time limit and permitted materials with your school.
2. Start with one timed section or task and record where you spent the most time.
3. Review errors before attempting another section. Separate missing knowledge from timing problems.

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Practice paper focus areas

• Exam 1 — memory & ageing; nervous system & stress; sleep across the lifespan
• Exam 2 — Stress and the nervous system (GAS, transactional model, cortisol, gut-brain axis, coping); Sleep science (EEG/EMG/EOG, circadian/ultradian rhythms, sleep deprivation, DSPS, interventions); Learning, memory and synaptic plasticity (LTP/LTD, synaptic plasticity, procedural memory, brain regions)
• Exam 3 — nervous system & stress (U3 AOS1); learning, memory & conditioning (U3 AOS2); sleep & consciousness (U4 AOS1)
• Exam 4 — U3 AOS1: nervous system, stress models, neurotransmitters; U3 AOS2: learning, memory, conditioning; U4 AOS1: sleep physiology, circadian rhythms, shift work
• Exam 5 — Classical conditioning in advertising (applied throughout); Nervous system, stress responses and neural mechanisms (U3 AOS1); Learning, memory and brain regions (U3 AOS2)
• Exam 6 — Unit 3 AOS1: Nervous system, neurotransmitters, stress responses; Unit 3 AOS2: Learning, memory, and conditioning; Unit 4 AOS1: Sleep, consciousness, and circadian rhythms
• Exam 7 — SEWB & community connection; nervous system and stress; learning, memory and sleep
• Exam 8 — Operant conditioning & parenting (antecedent-behaviour-consequence, reinforcement, punishment); Nervous system, neurotransmitters, and stress responses (GAS, transactional model); Sleep science (EEG markers, circadian/ultradian rhythms, sleep deprivation effects)
• Exam 9 — Circadian rhythms, ultradian rhythms, and sleep architecture (NREM/REM); Jet lag as a circadian disorder: SCN, melatonin, zeitgebers, and bright light therapy; Sleep deprivation effects: affective, behavioural, cognitive
• Exam 10 — Synaptic plasticity and neural mechanisms of learning; Rehabilitation and recovery via LTP/LTD, sprouting, rerouting, pruning; Stress responses and coping (GAS, Lazarus & Folkman)
• Exam 11 — Observational learning & sport (Bandura ARRM+R); Nervous system & stress responses; Sleep physiology & disorders
• Exam 12 — Sleep deprivation and driving; Neural mechanisms of sleep and consciousness; Stress, coping and the nervous system
• Exam 13 — GABA & anxiety (specific phobia, benzodiazepines, GABA dysfunction); Nervous system & neurotransmitters (Unit 3 AOS1); Sleep & consciousness (Unit 4 AOS1)
• Exam 14 — mnemonics & study strategies; nervous system & stress; sleep & consciousness
• Exam 15 — gut-brain axis and stress responses; sleep physiology and circadian disorders; learning, memory and conditioning
• Exam 16 — Resilience and wellbeing across Units 3 & 4; Applied scenario and research method questions included; Biopsychosocial model, stress responses, sleep, and mental health interventions
• Exam 17 — nervous system & stress; learning, memory & sleep; DSPS in adolescents
• Exam 18 — Systematic desensitisation and specific phobia (biopsychosocial, GABA, conditioning); Nervous system, stress responses, and synaptic plasticity; Sleep, consciousness, and circadian regulation
• Exam 19 — Autonomic nervous system and fear responses; Stress models and coping; Specific phobia — biological, psychological, social factors and interventions
• Exam 20 — Transactional model of stress (Lazarus & Folkman primary/secondary appraisal, coping flexibility, context-specific effectiveness); Nervous system, neurotransmitters, synaptic plasticity, and the gut-brain axis; Learning, memory, and sleep (classical/operant/observational conditioning, multi-store model, NREM/REM, circadian/ultradian rhythms)