Dear Mary, Knowing that the exam setting team will have to create a markscheme, I would think that they would use concepts that make the most sense. When it comes to etiologies, I think that responsibility would be rather difficult. I especially...
P1C Perspective & PTSDHello John, Following on from this Q and A, if students bring in other psychological information, such as a relevant theory, from other parts of the course (not HL) would that be scored for the "own knowledge" section? Is it better...
Motivation and Learning (Sample)Laura, thank you. I really appreciate your clear explanation of this. Best wishes.
Study guide: Cognitive processesHi John, We are currently studying conditioning and I have given my students a practice P1 C, but I was unsure if the question would just state 'conditioning' or if it would state 'conditioning (classical and operant)' meaning that students...
Revision: Learning and cognition P1CDear John and Laura, Firstly, deep gratitude for the resources you have been making available as guidance. They are truly helpful. Two of my students are looking at IA topics pertaining to perceived social support and loneliness...
Internal AssessmentCould this be used as a class pratical for human developement or in another area as long as the participants were high school/adult? Thanks!
Interviews and Thematic analysisThank you!
P1A: Biological reductionismHi John! Can students carry out their observation in a public school space, like a high school media center, without having to do consent or debrief? It would be difficult to do a debrief as the student population changes in the media center day to...
Setting up your observationJust confirming: Each of the four questions in this section target a different research method? I.e. Q1 might ask about the Experiment, Q2 - Observation, Q3 - Interview, Q4 - Questionnaire. Do we know if they will always ask about each...
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Site authorDear Owen, I am not sure I understand your question. The first question will set the framework for all the questions by choosing one of the practicals. Q2 will ask about that same method. Q3 will be asking students to compare...
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