Activities
Biological approach
Your teacher may choose not to do a formal “biological approach unit." You can integrate the content into different contexts in the course. This section of the site focuses on the foundational content.
Health and wellbeing
This unit focuses on the origins, prevention, and treatment of psychological disorders and health problems. You must learn at least one psychological disorder (anxiety, depression, eating disorders,
Human development
This unit asks you to examine human development from infancy to adulthood. You should learn one model of development. This may be cognitive, social, language, or moral development. In addition, the unit
Human relationships
This unit focuses on group behavior (the sociocultural approach) and interpersonal relationships. The section on group behavior may appear on Paper 1, Sections A, B, and C. The study of interpersonal
Learning and cognition
This unit focuses on the thinking and learning and examines different cognitive processes. You must study thinking and decision-making. This content may be assessed on Paper 1, Sections A, B and C. In
Research methods
To discuss the value of research, we must understand the strengths and limitations of research methods. The DP psychology course focuses on both research methods (SL and HL) and data analysis (HL only).
World Psychology
When reading psychology textbooks, you could be forgiven for thinking that psychology is largely the study of human behavior as understood by White American, British, and Australian researchers. Although