Dear Leesha, No. HM is not a reductionist study. It was a case study and it showed the complexity of human memory. It did not simply draw the conclusion that the hippocampus is the sole reason for memory loss. I would choose...
P1A: Biological reductionismDone. Thank you, Paul.
Internal AssessmentDear Joanna, No. Please see the textbox at the top of this page that clarifies this.
Cognitive explanations: Drug abuseHi John, I have a student that just joined us (Grade 12) and I am reading her EE that she completed at another school. She is combining bio and psych, however, I am not sure this fits into Evidence, measurement, innovation (Psychology and natural...
Interdisciplinary EEsHi John, I am pretty sure I saw you mention this somewhere, but cannot seem to locate it. We just had a student transfer in (as a Grade 12/2nd year IB). I just marked her IA. While she has all of the relevant sections, she is just...
Deciding methodologyHi John, I've had students propose things related to PTSD and war veterans and even drug addiction, where they would (hypothetically) send questionnaires to the VA or to drug treatment centers. Similar to Lee's Binge-Eating question, is...
Internal assessmentBuenos días John He podido comprobar que la muestra 3 es la de mayor puntuación. Yo no lo he visto así porque habla de un estudio de manera detallada y en la pregunta no preguntan por un ejemplo. ¿Es conveniente poner ejemplos aunque específicamente...
P1A: Ethics in animal researchDear John, For this response can the student write a study (HM Milner ) as example focusing on hippocampus as the sole reason for memory loss? Thank you.
P1A: Biological reductionismHi Team, Could you update the requirement for the 'Presentation of the IA' on this page, as it contradicts the information on the IA presentation? IB student code (alphanumeric, e.g. xyz123)Date,...
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Site authorSí, como puede ver en la rúbrica de evaluación, siempre se requiere un ejemplo para las preguntas del Paper 1, Sección A.
P1A: Ethics in animal research