VCE Psychology Unit 3 AOS 1
Our Senior Education Studios Psych online course is designed to guide you through each key concept of the first area of study in your Year 12 VCE Psychology journey. Featuring engaging video lessons, comprehensive note-taking templates, practice questions, and mock SACs, this course provides the tools and support you need to confidently prepare for your first VCE Psychology SAC.
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Dot-Point 1: The Roles of the Nervous System
“The roles of different subdivisions of the central and peripheral nervous systems in responding to, and processing and coordinating with, sensory stimuli received by the body to enable conscious and unconscious responses, including spinal reflexes.” - (VCAA Study Design)
“The roles of different subdivisions of the central and peripheral nervous systems in responding to, and processing and coordinating with, sensory stimuli received by the body to enable conscious and unconscious responses, including spinal reflexes.” - (VCAA Study Design)
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Dot-Point 2: The Roles of Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators
‘The role of neurotransmitters in the transmission of neural information across a neural synapse to produce excitatory effects (as with glutamate) or inhibitory effects (as with gamma-amino butyric acid [GABA]) as compared to neuromodulators (such as dopamine and serotonin) that have a range of effects on brain activity‘ - (VCAA Study Design)
‘The role of neurotransmitters in the transmission of neural information across a neural synapse to produce excitatory effects (as with glutamate) or inhibitory effects (as with gamma-amino butyric acid [GABA]) as compared to neuromodulators (such as dopamine and serotonin) that have a range of effects on brain activity‘ - (VCAA Study Design)
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Dot-Point 3: Synaptic Plasticity
“Synaptic plasticity – resulting from long-term potentiation and long-term depression, which together act to modify connections between neurons (sprouting, rerouting and pruning) – as the fundamental mechanism of memory formation that leads to learning” (VCAA Study Design)
“Synaptic plasticity – resulting from long-term potentiation and long-term depression, which together act to modify connections between neurons (sprouting, rerouting and pruning) – as the fundamental mechanism of memory formation that leads to learning” (VCAA Study Design)
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Dot-Point 4: Stress Overview
“Internal and external stressors causing psychological and physiological stress responses, including the flight-or-fight-or-freeze response in acute stress and the role of cortisol in chronic stress.” (VCAA Study Design)
“Internal and external stressors causing psychological and physiological stress responses, including the flight-or-fight-or-freeze response in acute stress and the role of cortisol in chronic stress.” (VCAA Study Design)
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Dot-Point 5: The Gut-Brain Axis
“The gut–brain axis (GBA) as an area of emerging research, with reference to the interaction of gut microbiota with stress and the nervous system in the control of psychological processes and behaviour.” (VCAA Study Design)
“The gut–brain axis (GBA) as an area of emerging research, with reference to the interaction of gut microbiota with stress and the nervous system in the control of psychological processes and behaviour.” (VCAA Study Design)
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Dot-Point 6: Hans Selye's GAS Model
“The explanatory power of Hans Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome as a biological model of stress, including alarm reaction (shock/counter shock), resistance and exhaustion” (VCAA Study Design)
“The explanatory power of Hans Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome as a biological model of stress, including alarm reaction (shock/counter shock), resistance and exhaustion” (VCAA Study Design)
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Dot-Point 7: Lazarus and Folkman's Transactional Model of Stress and Coping
“The explanatory power of Richard Lazarus and Susan Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping to explain stress as a psychological process (primary and secondary appraisal only).” (VCAA Study Design)
“The explanatory power of Richard Lazarus and Susan Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping to explain stress as a psychological process (primary and secondary appraisal only).” (VCAA Study Design)
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Dot-Point 8: Coping Strategies
“Use of strategies (approach and avoidance) for coping with stress and improving mental wellbeing, including context-specific effectiveness and coping flexibility” (VCAA Study Design)
“Use of strategies (approach and avoidance) for coping with stress and improving mental wellbeing, including context-specific effectiveness and coping flexibility” (VCAA Study Design)
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Senior Education Studios: Practice SAC 1
A short answer test on the content from all 8 dot-points of the first area of study in VCE Psychology Unit 3 as outlined in the VCAA study design.
A short answer test on the content from all 8 dot-points of the first area of study in VCE Psychology Unit 3 as outlined in the VCAA study design.
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Senior Education Studios: Practice SAC 2
A multiple choice and short answer test on the content from all 8 dot-points of the first area of study in VCE Psychology Unit 3 as outlined in the VCAA study design.
A multiple choice and short answer test on the content from all 8 dot-points of the first area of study in VCE Psychology Unit 3 as outlined in the VCAA study design.
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