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IA: Data collectionHi John, My students discussed both Gottman and SPT in this essay question - is this fine in terms of depth vs breadth? Or do you recommend that students just stick to one theory to maximise marks?
P1C Measurement and CommunicationDear John and Laura Is there an overview of the psychological terminology relevant to each of the six concepts to prepare for Paper 2B? I see the Essay type guidelines in the left column, which are very helpful for Paper 1C. Is this what you...
Tips: Paper 2BHi Laura, I am now a bit confused as to why students are required to study HL extensions. Am I wrong to assume that it's enough if they know how to answer paper 3 questions from the sources? Couldn't that be achieved through multiple...
Culture and relationships (sample)Dear Lucy The concept in 1C refers to the research, explanations, methodology, rather than the phenomenon (behaviour, health problem, cognitive process) itself. For example,the question above on perspective and schema theory does not focus on...
P1C Perspective: SchemaDear Natalia Social learning theory is not a cognitive model. If you want students to use a cognitive model to explain a behaviour from the health and wellbeing context, there is a cognitive model of OCD
Paper 1A question bankDear Jasmine Not really, as the study demonstrated that it was more than biology that controlled whether the participant responded to stress with symptoms of depression. It is a better example of the diathesis-stress model, that a genetic vulnerability...
P1A: Biological reductionismDear Emily Like a lot of Tversky and Kahneman's research this study was developed as a critique of rational choice that develops from rational thinking by rational people. It demonstrates Prospect Theory - the theory that people...
Study guide: Cognitive processesDear Madalena Yes, this is not an "issue for a population of interest", unfortunately. The purpose of the IA is to propose a policy or practical change that will resolve a problem specific to a certain population. It is supposed to show the...
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Hi John, please could you aslo let me know if it would be applicable for students to discuss evaluation points like: cultural differences, the data collection methods, bias through self-reported data and causality as potential points for this question...
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