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Year 12 ACT Psychology practice questions

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Skills covered

Practice behaviour, mental processes, research methods, nervous system, learning, memory, sleep, wellbeing, and data interpretation.

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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?

ACT 12 context cue memory model encode cue recall
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?

ACT 12 wellbeing intervention bar chart therapy waitlist +6
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?

ACT 12 treatment placebo design active placebo blind
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?

ACT 12 HPA stress pathway hypothalamus pituitary cortisol
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?

ACT 12 morning REM hypnogram early morning REM
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?

ACT 12 treatment plan biopsychosocial model medicine family thinking
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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How does this demo relate to curriculum coverage?

This demo is linked with the ACT Year 11-12 Psychology curriculum coverage page, where parents can compare the broader topic and pathway structure used for Skill Align practice.