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Hi John, what should the average time and word count be for Paper 1 Section A, Section B, and Section C?

Hi John! Sorry for posting something a little off-topic here, but I wasn't sure where else to ask! I'm a new IB Psychology teacher this year, and thanks to my wonderful, experienced colleagues, I haven't been completely lost navigating...

Dear John, I would appreciate your advice regarding the following Paper 1 Section C question: “In the context of learning and cognition, discuss how change in one or more biological factors may influence one or more cognitive processes.” One...

Dear John and Laura,  I need some guidance regarding the depth and scope of content that we are expected to teach for each content topic or area of study within the contexts in IB DP Psychology. For instance, if we take Neuroplasticity,...

Laura jumping in here. for Q3 do students need to link their similarities and differences to the class practical or should be discssued independently as RMs?   TIA

Thank you Laura!

Dear John and Laura, In the IA discussion section, are students expected to consider all potential findings, or should they focus only on the findings that support their aim and can therefore be applied to their chosen policy or practice?

Dear John and Laura, I'd like to confirm a point before I advise one of my students on the direction of their essay. The student has designed a small primary-data study. Students aged 14 to 18 are shown classroom layouts and rate their...

Dear Laura,  Thank you! She is including all the word lists, standardised scoring system and prompts / questions to ask the children. She is also including a parental survey and a viewing diary (her study is a quasi experiment).  Her...

Dear Ian An explicit link between the animal research and human behavior is no longer necessary in P1A.