IBgrl28x Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Next year I was thinking of taking IB psych as my elective - is this a good choice? I am interested in genetics and autism research - would this class be good for my interests?Also, how hard is the class and what do you like about it? Thank you- any info is greatly appreciated! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranberry_isle Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 i absolutely loved my psych class. (i did SL) and for me, it was easy... I'm good with the reading/memorizing type classes. However, I don't know how much Psych would line up with your interests. (I'm pretty familar with the HL syllabus, too, as most of my friends are taking it and we studied together) It mostly depends on which options your teacher chooses for paper 2. We did dysfunctional, which did cover autism really quickly, but not nearly in depth enough as I think you'd like. Genetics might be more involved in another option (developmental?) but I can't say for sure. But either way, those two interests shouldn't show up at all (unless maybe in a random example) in studying for paper 1, which for us was 3/4 of the course... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 What is the BEST way to write a hypothesis for your Psychology Internal Assessment? I am very confused as to how long it should be and what should be included. Also how should it be written? Sorry for all the questions but i'd be really thankful if anyone could help out! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanhorn92 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 I would recommend it, the class is an interesting class, for the most part. I just have a horrible teacher, but those happen. But, yes if you like those topics I would recommend, and it can be used as your art credit. (I had to take it, because our school doesn't have IB music) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcgui09 Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 It's a highly unstructured class. So if you like things that are clear cut...psychology isn't for you. There is a lot...and I mean a lot. of essay writing and finding evidentiary support. plus all of the different opinons and evalutations of those opinions. Really...i feel it's a very messy subject and it may not cover the autism; it depends what your teacher chooses. Biology is probably a better bet if you aren't already doing it. Hope that helps! It can be interesting! But it's hard to know what to study and there is a tonne of memorising which you will actually use very little of. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcgui09 Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Also, if you want genetics...biology is DEFINATELY the way to go. there is a sizeable section of the syllabus that covers genetics in detail. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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