Dear Jon They earn no credit for it. They shouldn't be evaluating studies, they should be writing what I usually call the "holistic paragraph" in the essay. If they are discussing bias or measurement, they should be discussing how something...
Classical conditioningDear Bassam I am not teaching them this. I cannot say anything official, but there will be a clarification about this in the guide when it is updated. Do not spend time on this with your students. That's all I can say...
Tips: Paper 2BCould I just tease this out? "Should not describe the procedure" as in 'not needed' or, stronger, 'actively wrong'? If a study had methodological issues, sample bias say or possible confounds, wouldn't this be relevant to an essay focusing on 'bias'...
Classical conditioningHi John, Are your students writing paragraphs about how the concepts interact yet? Or are they just writing paragraphs on the concepts. Didn't see any interaction tips so thought I would ask as its in the IB specimen paper's markscheme.
Tips: Paper 2BMuch appreciated, thanks for the quick response:)
Trauma and developmentDear Zeynep Crockett is not one of the studies on this site. From what I understand of the study (which I have not read in whole), when serotonin levels were depleted, participants were more likely to punish unfair behavior directed toward themselves,...
SAQ sample: Excitatory synapsesGreat, that's exactly what I told them.
Bransford and Johnson (1972)So, would it be appropriate to mention the serotonin and Crockett experiment in this question? If not, why not? Sorry, I'm confused, so I'm asking each question individually.
SAQ sample: Excitatory synapsesIs it possible to get some clarification here because I keep putting off doing a practical as I am so uncertain how to approach this when I can seem to find clear information about the Paper 2 questions?One place I have read that you need...
Surveys: Designing alternatives
Bassam
My thinking exactly, thanks.
Tips: Paper 2B