Excellent response as always. Thanks
Abnormal psychologyDear Mary 1. I would encourage them not to be reliant on meta-analyses, but to use those sources to find research studies that can be more thoroughly evaluated. Students that rely on meta-analyses and literature reviews end up having weak...
Finding relevant sourcesYes, they could. And I don't see any other use.
Organizer: Biological studiesDear Conrad Yes, that is totally fine.
Internal assessments: Samples and markingDear Tony That is correct. They may only ask "Discuss one or more biological explanations of one disorder." And, of course, they can use genetics. If it says one or more, then they may use biochemical as well as genetic arguments....
Abnormal psychologyHi John, Hope you’re doing well. I just had a quick query regarding the Extended Essay. 1.Some students are using research articles that are literature reviews or meta-analyses, where the authors are discussing findings from other studies...
Finding relevant sourcesHi John, just wanting to check students could use Ronay and Van Hipel - The skateboarder study: for a question on Hormones, and for Evolution, and also for Human Relationships - Attraction. Is that correct?Other than research methods and ethical...
Organizer: Biological studiesHi John, I have a group of students who have replicated Cox and Griggs, but adapted it to use only one IV, which has given them a set of binary results (correct or incorrect). The original study used a Chi Squared test, but due to the small sample...
Internal assessments: Samples and markingHi John, 1)For Abnormal Psychology, could the students be asked something specific like: "Discuss genetic etiologies related to one disorder?" Or would it simply be "Discuss biological etiologies....." And if so, it would be o.k. for them...
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Hello, while the section is labeled as prevalence of MDD, the studies given target different disorders. For instance, Becker et al investigates anorexia nervosa in Fiji. Are there alternative studies that could be used?
Prevalence of disorders: MDD