Dear Federico, Since it says that there was an ad in a paper, the IB would only accept a volunteer (self-selected) sample. In qualitative research, pretty much all sampling is purposive. So, it is not a good answer. Sampling is more...
Case study: PTSD in childrenDear Olivia A good question. I think that the best example is Rutter - as this is the study that looks not just at cognition but also at attachment. The link to self is that as cognitive abilities develop, we form more complex...
Childhood experiencesDear Pascale, Students may earn up to full marks by using only one study - as long as they have a well developed discussion of the use of animals to understand human behavior. So, Meaney gives us insight into how stress may lead to memory...
Animal research: HormonesDear Alin Yes, that is fine.
Chen et al (2005)They do not need to compare or contrast anything if the command term is evaluate.
Discrimination and conflictIf they say it is an observation, yes, they have to evaluate an observation.
Discrimination and conflictHello, Would purposive sampling be acceptable as a sampling method for this study? I've given my class the following definition for it (which includes advertisement): Purposive sampling: researchers...
Case study: PTSD in childrenHello, I was wondering, if you had the time, would it be possible to get some advice on how to link link directly to the 'development of self'? Poverty for example is well tied to learning and cognition (and cognitive development - which I feel...
Childhood experiencesDear John, In the November 2023 subject report for the HL extension question “Discuss how animal research may provide insight into human behaviour”, examiners note that “students may have used a human study to show that the findings are the same or...
Animal research: Hormones
Vaishali
Hi John, one of my students in the question Explain reconstructive memory with reference to one relevant study. [9]...wrote the study of FBM by Brown & Kulik (1977). As per my opinion this is more to understand...
Reconstructive memory