Psychology HL IA - Advice

[mr_awesome]

Hi All,

I was just wondering if anyone knew the number of minimum studies required to be put in the introduction of the IA, and whether or not we are allowed to include a study that is opposing the results of the other 2 (if we need 3 for example)?? Or do they all need to be supportive of the IA?

Thank you.

[a_djoko]

Minimum of 2 mate. How long do you want your IA to be? Leave it at a bare minimum.  

[ameliang]

According to the iB Guide, the intro is approximately 600 words. So my teacher divides like this:

 

INTRO

 

First paragraph: (100 words)

Define your independent variable.

Say how it is related to your dependent variable.

Then relate it to your work (like I'm doing this too in my paper).

 

Then 3 studies, each around 150 words.

 

Then, (50 words)

Aim:

Hypothesis:

Null hypothesis:

 

Hope this help. Oh, and don't forget to cite a lot and include the date as well. 

[mhelof]

I can tell you what my teacher told me: for SL 2 is enough, however, for HL you should have three.

The way I did it in the introduction is that I used three studies that were done in the same or similar field, but I started with the one least similar to my experiment. Then I went on about the second study, that was more similar and then the last study that was pretty much the basis for my own experiment. I have not yet received an official mark for it, but my teacher gave me a 7 (: