IB Psychology

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IB Psych Revision Blog for 2011 syllabus

Crane's Edublog

taken from IB Wikipedia Page:

The IB syllabus in psychology contains four main parts. The first part is concerned with the perspectives, the second part with the options, the third part with research methodology and finally all students have to carry out their own experimental study. There are three main perspectives, the biological, the cognitive and the learning. In addition to that higher level students also study the humanistic perspective. The options include comparative psychology, cultural psychology, psychology of dysfunctional behavior, health psychology, developmental psychology, sport psychology, human relationships, lifespan psychology, psychodynamic psychology and social psychology. Students at higher level study two options whereas standard level students study only one.

Each of the perspectives should be explored using the following four compulsory topics:

The aims of the psychology course at HL and at SL are to:

First, students must choose an experiment to replicate. When conducting the experiment, the IB demands that certain ethical guidelines be followed.[4] After the experiment has been completed, a written report must be produced detailing the experiment. The external assessment, which is administered in May or November, is the second component of the IB Psychology SL exam. The test is divided into two parts, which are referred to as "papers". Using the internal and external assessment, the IB calculates a grade value of one through seven. A score of four is considered passing; a score of seven is considered outstanding.


Table of Contents

 IB Psychology 


Levels of Analysis Options Research Methodology Internal Assessment External Assessment

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Levels of Analysis 


Biological Level Cognitive Level Sociocultural Level

 


Options 


Abnormal Psychology Developmental Psychology Health psychology Psychology of Human Relationships Sport psychology

 


Research Methodology 


Introduction Ethics Quantitative Research Methodology Qualitative Research Methodology

 


Internal Assessment 


Simple Experimental Study (SL) Experimental Study (HL)

 


Experimental Assessment 


Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3


Biological Level
Cognitive Level
Sociocultural Level
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