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In the other three perspectives there are many empirical studies which can be used in exam responses and in most exams at least one question will ask something requiring a study. However, I have never seen a question like this for the humanistic perspective (this is for the old syllabus btw) and my teache said he went through a lot of past papers and markschemes and didn't find one question that required studies from the perspective. Also, I don't really have any studies to support anything from the perspective anyway, which is probably the reason why they don't ask for them. I was just wondering though if you do in fact need to have empirical studies from the humanistic …
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if I were to do Psychology, Economics and Spanish at HL, would they be seen as 'soft subjects'? Or would doing Philosophy, Biology or French instead of Psychology be a better choice?
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Sooo, i'm supposed to write this paper in psychology. Is there someone who can give some tips, what should my paper contain. I'm supposed to answer tree "questions", these are: 1. Outline principles that define the biological level of analysis. (Outline- give a brief account or summary.) 2. Explain one study related to localization of function in the brain. (Explain- give a detailed account including reason or causes.) 3. Discuss, ethical considerations in research into genetic influences on behaviour. I really don't know where to start..
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I just wanted to share some psychology websites that I thought are very useful: 1) Helps with IA (guide line) http://www.slideshare.net/Tank/ib-psychology-internal-assessment 2) Very well informed and useful web http://cranepsych.edublogs.org/ 3) Similar to crane's website http://www.holah.co.uk/page/home/ 4) Summary that covers all IB syllabus points http://ibpsychrevision.blogspot.com/ 5) Wikispace http://ibpsychrevision.wikispaces.com/ Anyone has anymore website to share??
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Hello, i will have my first test from Psychology, i'm taking standard level, although higher level class takes the same test. It's my first one so i want to make a good impression on the teacher so i i would be glad for 6 or even 7, i missed about a month of work but i caught up pretty quickly so i believe i can do well in the test i don't know if anyone is familiar with this model of question, as our teacher told us that the model is new in IB (or maybe not), so here it goes, the main and only question is: Discuss two attribution errors (for example Fundamental attribution error and Self-Serving Bias) The question should be answered with these criteria and the whole que…
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Hey. As you probably know their are very tight restrictions on IA topics , I have to change a variable in an experiment previously done, I am interested in doing memory experiment testing mnemonics however am finding it difficult to find any case studies on it that I could replicate. Know any? Thank you Lexi
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Hey you guys, My EE is on Art Therapy but I don't take a Psychology course since my school doesn't offer it. Has anyone studied/read up on Art Therapy? If so, I would loveeeeeeeeeee it if I could use some notes Just to get a better understand of it. Thanks.
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It went amazingly well! I knew all the questions that covered methodology in Psychology and I'm hoping for a 7! Has anyone else had their first test yet?
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Hi, After getting an A (7) in my Psychology (HL) IB results and being a current Psychology undergraduate I want to help you feel more confident in psychology. I am familiar with the new syllabus (I have tutored students in both the old and new syllabus and every person I have tutored have raised their grade to at least the next level (one student getting a L1 ended up with a level 5 after a few weeks) Anyway if you are interested send me an e-mail at **** or send my a private message on here thanks -Katherine
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Well basically I've been on absence for the past 2 weeks due to being really ill, and I missed most of my classes on how to do a paper 3 on all qualitative stuff and interviews. My teacher is pretty strict and would not allow me to the in-class paper 3 another day. So I have to do it on the same day as the others which is tomorrow, could anyone help me in suggestions on how to write a paper 3 regarding qualitative stuff and interviews? Cheers
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I'm in second year IB and want to do psychology at Cardiff in the UK. For those who dont know, its a pretty highly rated University for psychology... I started off the IB in Higher maths. That lasted about a month. Then I moved to standard. After doing pretty diabolically in my first year exam (3) and even worse in my retake (2) I've been told it would be recommended that I move to studies. The entry requirements on UCAS don't actually specify a particular level for maths, only saying that I need to get 18 in highers and have at least one science at higher - which is do-able. I'm just wondering if by dropping to studies my chances will be higher at getting in (due to inev…
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Hi all, For my Extended Essay I'm writing about eyewitness accounts and my question is: "To what extent should eyewitness accounts of events be allowed as evidence with extensive psychological evidence of fallibility in human memories?" I've found lots of research that discredit the reliability of eyewitness testimonies and research discrediting the reliability of human memory in general. But, I'm having a lot of trouble finding research that support eyewitness accounts and human memories. Does anyone know of that they could link me to or reference for me? Thanks a lot.
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We've started our IB Course in May(2010) and my final IB exams are in May 2012. My HLs are Psychology, Math and Economics. Psychology was totally unexpected but my counselor suggested it over Business and Management (besides, I had some sort of interest in it). Let me tell you guys my state, we've completed the Biological Level of Analysis and the Cognitive Level of Analysis--which is like 2/3 Paper 1--and I just realized that I have only socio-cultural left (which I'm estimating to finish in a two-three weeks). I know topics for Papers 2 and 3 are yet to begin, but my real question here is 'For the May 2012 exams, am I moving at a normal rate?'. This question popped up b…
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Hi, my group members and I have decided to replicate Rauscher et al.'s 1993 study on the influence of Mozart's sonata k448 on spatial-temporal reasoning. We were doing some research but we could not come across anything that indicates clearly the instructions and methods approached by the researchers. But the basic gist of the experiment is that there are three different conditions that the participants were exposed to: 1) silent condition, 2) relaxing music condition, and 3) Mozart's K448 condition. I was wondering to what extent do we have to replicate the published study? For example, in condition #2, our research does not indicate what kind of music the researchers ha…
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I'm doing a topic on internet psychology about how adolescents say an do things differently in an online community versus an offline community. My question is that would it be wrong to reference past essays (such as the ones on http://www.tedbursa.k12.tr/ib/html/pyschology.html) or would it be more acceptable to find the reference in the essay look that up and so.
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I've started my extended essay in psychology recently, and chose the topic on how reliable eye-witness testimony . Has anyone done a similar in terms of topic and got any tips to approach it? Thanks
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Hi ppl ) Does anybody know where can I find reliable statistical data about anorexia nervosa? I need to know: How many people are ill (with distinction for females and males) How many of affected die How many recover after family therapy and how many recover after group therapy Thanks in advance
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I was just curious to know that if I have done SL psychology, how much harder would university psychology be in US, UK and Canadian universities? I am confused whether I should take a psychology course in university or not. Advice needed.
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Do you think that the white rat in Watson's experiment grew to have an emotional response of fear to Little Albert, or any other humans in the experiment? I know that Little Albert was classically conditioned to have a fear of the white rat, but I wondered if it is the other way around. So what do all of you think?
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Hey guys I'm still considering whether to take Psychology or not, but still I wanna give it a shot . So I chose Psychology SL. If you take Psychology, please let me know your opinion about the course. How is it like? Do you have to write loads of essays? Is the course hard? etc Thanxx
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If someone has the new syllabus in pdf form could you please upload it. I am creating a revision blog and need the new syllabus to base my resources on. Thanks guys
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So I wanted to do a presentation in English and different dreams. Is there any relation with this to IB Psychology? Please share some information, as I have not taken this class, and it would be nice to relate the curriculum to my presentation.
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Hello. Could anyone direct me to a website where I could get the IA Pyschology HL Markshceme? Or could someone send it to me? Thank you
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For Paper II, how many psychological disorders should I know in detail? I already know a good amount of information on schizophrenia, but do I need to know another disorder in depth? Also, I apologize if using the term "disorder" is unethical.
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Does anyone have any good notes on the psychodynamic perspective, I'm finding it really hard to find any. I understand the basic theories but I need help with comparing them (neo-freudian mostly). Also, I have basically 1 study (little hans) that I knowof, and that just can't be good! I've already checked out cranepsychology.
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Am I insane for even considering it? I'd like to major in Psychology in uni and the idea of taking HL History like the rest of my IB class following my AP World History class is enough to drive me off a wall.
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I was just wondering whether you guys know people who are psychologically ill!? (schizhophrenia, depression, phobia, anorexia...) How do you know that person and what is it like for you? How do you deal with it? My uncle is "partially" schizophrenic, i.e. he is not really schizophrenic but he has got some symptoms of it. It makes him a bit "strange" and sometimes you feel uncomfortable but apart from that, he's a good guy...
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So..there is a new book for the IB psychology. : http://www.oup.com/oxed/international/ibdiploma/psychology/ So i was wondering, does anybody have it? Is it good? What are your opinions on this book? I really need a book for psychology but I would love tyo have somebodys opinion before I buy it.
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Hello All, I am a IB 2 student from Hong Kong doing the old syllabus for HL psychology. I am going to take the May 2010 Exam this year. Ever since IB 1 i have been struggling with psychology, particularly in the areas of evaluation and just general 20 mark essay responses. I recently received my Internal Assessment (Coursework) mark and it was 16/25. I am very worried about my final exams because there is so much content to cover and so little time, and adding on top of that is my low coursework grade, giving me no "safety net" to fall on. What i plan to do for revision is got through all the past paper questions (with focus on 20 marks) and make detailed plans for the …
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I am taking my exams next month (May 2010) for Psychology Standard Level. I heard there was a new syllabus around, and I am just wondering, what year of the syllabus will be for my exams?. My teacher gave me the syllabus for 2004, but that seems like it may be too old. Help please?
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Concerning the SL Psychology IA paper: What counts to the overall word count? In many examples I have seen, there are small explanations of the results section of the IA. Do these explanations count towards total word count? Do charts, tables, and graphs count towards word total? Do headings and cited sources count towards total word count? My IA is due in two days and I am still about 50 words over the limit, not counting charts, tables, graphs, headings, etc. Thank you for your swift response!
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Hey everyone, My mocks are coming up soon and I was wondering if there was a really fast of knowing/learning about the four perspectives (bio, cog, hum, and lear.).
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Hey guys, I've noticed that John Crane's extremely useful site is no longer available. Perhaps this is just for me, as I live in a country outside the US/UK region. Is his website working for anyone? Any ideas why it's not working? Thanks! Crane's website
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Is anyone else doing Cultural Psychology for their option? We're doing it and I hate it. We're given some really crappy resources which are basically just blocks and blocks of text. Does anyone have any good websites or resources that they could recommend for cultural psych? Is anyone even DOING Cultural Psych? That's what I want to know. I don't know why my Psychology teacher chose it...it would've been a lot easier to do the psychodynamic or dysfunctional option...*cries* At least there are textbooks for them that are easier on the eyes.
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Hi! I've recently began to think that psychology might be an interesting field to study. However, I did not choose it as an IB subject. Does this mean that I can't be accepted to study psychology in prestigious universities (especially in the USA), such as (my personal love) columbia? Am I in a weak position compared to the people who took psychology? If it matters, the subjects that I AM taking are: SL: Swedish, Math (studies), Biology HL: English, Finnish, History Is psychology out of my reach now? :/ What do you guys think? If you could point links etc to actual factual information that would be great.
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Whats psychology IB all about? is it hard? i have never taken psychology before in iGCSE as it is not available
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Hey guys, I really have no clue how to prepare for the psychology exams. So my question here is, whats the best way to prepare for these exams? Does anyone here have any useful tips when answering the exams questions or when revising for the subject? Cheers in advance, Latim.
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Hey there, I am in DESPERATE need for Psychology SL May 2008 past papers... does anyone have them/ know where I can get them?? Thanks very much Ella : )
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Our school doesn't have Psychology and I really want to take it but too bad for me *sob Anyways I just want to hears some opinions on Psychology and what you actually learn in the class.
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I need help picking a study for my IA. Does anyone have any suggestions??
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ok, I am very confused. Is there a new syllabus for psychology? Since when? And what is the difference? And for what examination? I will be writing my exams on may 2010. Do i write it from new or old syllabus. Please help. My teacher hasn't said anything, but well she sometimes is not up to date and i dont trust her completely. Im worried.
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Hey there! I'm a Y2 Psychology SL student. I've just chosen my IA topic - Glanzer and Cunitz, the Serial Position Effect. I've been reading the Holy Guide and the IB Psychology Syllabus but am still confused about one main thing. Does the experiment we conduct, have to be the exact replica of our chosen topic? Or do we simply take the idea of it, and create a new (similar) experiment? I'm confused because they keep saying how you have to state your Aim. This should be pretty easy if one were to simply replicate the experiment. Thanks for your time!
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Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone has any tips for evaluating experiments when it comes to writing essays in the exam? I can write an essay get most points in, but all the notes I have are seriously lacking in evaluation. The only things I manage to get down myself usually are ethical considerations And cultural considerations. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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I will be taking the first IB Psychology class offered at my school (they are offering SL) and I wanted to know what I should expect. Is it a hard class? What are they assessments and how hard are they? Any help would be appreciated.
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I'm wondering if the mathematics used in psychology is hard and how important it is to do the right calculations in order to get a good grade? Can you manage it if you are taking SL studies in Maths or do you need SL Methods or HL to understand the maths in psychology?? I'm grateful for any answers I can get. /Mike
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My Psychology teacher gives us a lot of information and i'm pretty sure that a lot of it's repeated. How can i revise for psychodynamic, i'm not exactly sure what i need to know, and what i don't?
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I am in IB Psychology I SL and I am almost done with the exams (paper two is tomorrow). Thus far, I have found the first year of Psychology to be very easy. I have to decide whether to take IB Psychology II HL or SL by the end of this year. However, I do not know what the fundamental differences between the two courses and examinations are. Can someone please tell me what the difference between IB Psychology II SL and HL is (in reference to the course work, the internal assessments, the external assessments, and the examinations)? On a more general note, is there a difference between whether I choose to take 3 HL and 3 SL tests or 4 HL and 2 SL tests? Like, all that real…
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I'm getting quite confused and lost on certain aspects. 1. If we were to connect one assumption with one key concept or empirical study, what would I use? 2. What are the assumptions of Psychodynamic P.? 3. What is the free will/determinism stance for this perspective? 4. The only methodology is case studies, yeah? And the only main empirical study being Anna O. and Little Hans? Guidance with even just one question would be very helpful. THANKS.
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Hey, my option for paper two is abnormal psychology, does anyone have any tips or things as to what exatly i should know for the exam?
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Hope some of you find this useful. This was brainstormed in my psych class. If you want notes from other perspectives because you found this useful, let me know. It includes Key concepts, Application, Ethical/Genger/Methodological considerations, and Evaluation LP.doc
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