Dear Charles, The question you have there is not a valid question. They are only required to know one cognitive model. Yes, the MSM and the WMM are cognitive models. The others are theories. A cognitive...
Cognitive approachDear Kary This is not an interdisciplinary essay question. Where would they find research on this topic to present the psychological argument? The interdisciplinary essay has to present two arguments - in this case, a psychological argument...
Interdisciplinary EEsDear Sarah, I think that "caused by generative AI" is problematic. Is there evidence that cognitive offloading is happening in the use of generative AI? And if so, how will that be linked directly to academic performance (which does need...
An overview of Extended Essay (2027)Dear Charles, No, they are not. Neurotransmitters and hormones are the focus of "chemical messengers."
5. The biological approachHi John Thanks for the your answer to my question above. I have this short and important question below; Are genes chemical messengers? Thanks in advance for your clarification.
5. The biological approachHi John and Laura Help me out clarify the difference between a cognitive model and cognitive theory. Cognitive models: Describe two models of one cognitive process Is the Multi-Store Memory and working...
Cognitive approachHi John, Your feedback on the following Literature / Psychology RQ would be appreciated: To what extent can maladaptive coping mechanisms explain repetitive delinquent behaviour among neglected adolescents in The Outsiders? Thank...
Interdisciplinary EEsDear Aishe For Paper 3, HL students will need to understand what descriptive and inferential statistics show, but they will not have to do any calculations on data. They will need to be able to interpret findings from both quantitative...
Statistical analysisDear John, One of my students has the following question: To what extent does cognitive offloading caused by generative AI affect academic performance? I am just wondering if "academic performance" is specific enough. Thanks...
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Site authorDear Charles Just to add, please check that you have the up-to-date version (published in Dec 2025) of the syllabus to be examined in May 2027. There were a few changes made that make it clear only one model needs to be studied.
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