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Year 12 QCE 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 QCE Year 12 Psychology questions

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QCE Year 12 Psychology Stress and wellbeing hard stress-response pathway

1. A pathway diagram shows hypothalamus -> pituitary gland -> adrenal cortex during a prolonged stress response. Which hormone is the best match for the final response?

QCE 12 prolonged stress HPA pathway hypothalamus pituitary cortisol
Choices
  • Cortisol
  • Melatonin
  • Insulin
  • Oxytocin only
Explanation:

The HPA axis leads to cortisol release from the adrenal cortex.

QCE Year 12 Psychology Cognition hard memory model

2. A memory model shows information being held briefly while a student repeats a phone number. Which store is being used most directly?

QCE 12 phone-number memory model sensory STM LTM
Choices
  • Short-term memory
  • Sensory memory only
  • Genetic memory
  • No memory store
Explanation:

Brief active holding and rehearsal of a phone number are typical short-term memory processes.

QCE Year 12 Psychology Learning data hard results graph

3. A results graph shows an imagery group recalling 16 words and a repetition group recalling 10 words. What difference is shown?

QCE 12 imagery recall bar chart imagery repeat +6
Choices
  • The imagery group recalled 6 more words.
  • The groups recalled the same number.
  • The repetition group recalled 6 more words.
  • The graph shows sleep stages only.
Explanation:

The difference is 16 - 10 = 6 words.

QCE Year 12 Psychology Research methods hard study design

4. A study-design diagram shows participants randomly allocated to a sleep app or a look-alike inactive app before wellbeing scores are compared. Which feature is shown?

QCE 12 sleep-app placebo design active placebo score
Choices
  • Placebo-control comparison
  • Case study only
  • No comparison condition
  • A census of every student
Explanation:

The inactive look-alike app acts as a placebo control for comparison with the active app.

QCE Year 12 Psychology Social influence data hard psychology data graph

5. A scatterplot shows conformity score rising as perceived group pressure increases. Which conclusion is best supported?

QCE 12 group pressure conformity scatterplot pressure conformity positive
Choices
  • Higher perceived group pressure is associated with higher conformity.
  • Group pressure has no visible relationship.
  • The variables are negatively associated.
  • Every participant had the same score.
Explanation:

The upward trend shows association between the variables, not proof that pressure is the only cause.

QCE Year 12 Psychology Cross-cultural wellbeing hard wellbeing model

6. A biopsychosocial model places sleep routine, community belonging and explanatory style around wellbeing. Which factor is social?

QCE 12 community wellbeing biopsychosocial model bio belonging thinking
Choices
  • Community belonging
  • Sleep routine
  • Explanatory style
  • Cortisol level only
Explanation:

Community belonging is social because it concerns relationships and cultural participation.

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QCE 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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