Hi John, Do students need to know how to calculate for outliers for the exam? Can they be asked to identify if there are outliers?
Box and whisker plotsAnother question please: My student further compared the studies strengths and limitations in terms of: research method internal validity: Causation or correlation, indicating which stud had the highest and lowest and why population...
EE Criterion C. Critical thinkingDear John , I want to ask about the discussion part in the EE 2026. My student is doing EE on Attachment Styles and BPD. The discussion included 3 supporting evidence Social Perspective: (attachment patterns could lead to BPD) Biological...
EE Criterion C. Critical thinkingHi John, My student is doing their EE on Attachment Styles and Borderline Personality Disorder. They posed the following research question. Research Question: To what extent can early attachment styles contribute to the development...
Extended Essay (2026)Dear John, Do you think students need to know two (or more) theories of brain development, or would one be enough? Could there be a question like 'Contrast two theories of brain development'? Thanks, Ágoston
Theories of brain developmentHi, would this sample response get top marks? I've seen the sample answers in the IB workshop and they all got low marks even though their explanations where a bit more detailed than this one. Thanks!
Setting up your interviewThank you so much Laura!
Memory: Cultural factorsDear Brett The students cannot get 'consent' afterwards. It has to be gained before the experiment. Some measure of deception is allowed, but only enough to ensure the internal validity of the findings. So a carefully-worded informed consent...
FAQs for Internal AssessmentDear Neha Dual processing theory was not developed to explain cultural influences on memory, so it is unlikely to be accepted in an answer.
Memory: Cultural factors
Laura
Site authorDear Krystyna Outliers are listed as a term that should be known, in table 3.4 in the psychology guide. While they will not need to calculate them, it would be useful if they could identify them from a box plot and knew what they signify.
Box and whisker plots