Stephen Chew, a psychology professor from Samford University, presents a series of short lectures on study techniques. These videos are aimed at university students, but the IB Psychology course is a university-level class, and the suggestions made are hugely relevant...
At the start of IB Psychology Course you read about Malala Yousafzai who in 2012 survived a terrorist attack. As you recall, she was not intimidated and has since worked tirelessly to support international efforts to educate girls. In December 2014, Malala accepted...
The “explain” command term in an Short Answer Question requires that you give a detailed account of a psychological concept, theory or model. For example, you might be asked to explain localisation of function from the Biological Approach, a model of memory or...
Rosenhan’s 1973 study was a powerful indictment of psychiatry of the early 1970s. It is a classic study relevant to discussions of contending definitions of abnormality and the validity and reliability of diagnosis. In evaluating the study methodological, ethical,...
As explained by the IB Psychology Guide, evolutionary psychologists assume that if genes code for behaviour as well as physical traits, then the behaviour is subject to evolutionary pressures in the same way that physical traits are subject to evolutionary pressures....
This is the second post in a series about writing the IA in IB Psychology. In this post, we will provide some advice about the last two sections and also a PowerPoint that takes you through each element of these two sections. Analysis (6 marks) Include descriptive...
