Psychology
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Psychology
Psychology is one of the Group 3 subjects for the IB Diploma. Currently taught at both Higher and Standard Level; the difficulty of the subject remains relatively equal, but the volume in terms of course content is vaster for the HL course.
N.B. A lot of this information is now outdated because the 2011 syllabus was introduced.
Check out these sites for information relating to the new syllabus
Course Overview for the first year of the course
An introduction to research in Psychology
o How do we study human behaviour
o What is an experiment?
o How do we measure human behaviour?
The Psychodynamic Perspective
o History of psychology
o Freud's contributions to psychology, and where he got stuck
o Therapy: Psychoanalysis
o Cross-cultural research
o The case study as a research method
o Attachment theory
The Learning Perspective
o Radical Behaviourism & Environmental determinism
o Social Learning Theory: The role of cognition in learning
o The biology of learning
o The observation as a research method
o Therapy: Systematic Desensitization and phobias
The Cognitive Perspective
o Schema theory and a bit of Piaget
o Gender schema and our behaviour
o Observations of pre-school children
o The Interview as a research method
o Memory Theory: biological, cognitive, and social
o Problem Solving theories
Each of the perspectives will be explored using the four compulsory topics:
1. Historical development and cultural context
2. Framework (basic assumptions, key concepts, and strengths/limitations)
3. Methodology
4. Application
Course Overview for the second/final year of the course
Dysfunctional Behaviour (Option)
o What is normalcy?
o The origin and treatment of depression
o The origin and treatment of schizophrenia
o The Interview as a research method.
The Biological Perspective (a large part is review!)
o The role of the brain in behaviour
o The role of neurotransmission
o The role of genetics on behaviour
o Correlational studies as a research method.
o Drug therapy as an application
The Humanistic Perspective (HL only)
o Basic Assumptions of Carl Rogers
o Therapy: Rogerian therapy
o Theory of Burnout
o Content analysis and Q sorts as research methods
Qualitative Research Methods Review (HL only)
Social Psychology (Option)
o Human relationships
o Obedience and Conformity
o Review of bystanderism from year 1
o Origins of prejudice and stereotyping
o Group violence
Review for IB examinations
Questions
Hopefully this article was useful to you as a brief summary of the syllabus. If you have any questions related to specific course content, if you just have a question, or just want to talk, direct your email to: [1]
External links
- The Byron Review
- The Extended Essay
- IB Study Skills Guide
- Tutorial Website for the Glassman Text
- Encyclopaedia of Psychology
- Quiz yourself on Psychology
Sample Work - Extended Essay
Each of these were awarded full marks by the IBO.
Sample Work - Paper 1
Essays and SAQ's: These are ungraded samples. They are of good to excellent quality. Those with serious weaknesses have comments in the margins to assist the reader.
- Biological SAQ: Basic Assumptions
- Cognitive essay: Behavioural change
- Cognitive SAQ's: set of model responses
- Learning Essay: Behavioural Change
- Learning SAQ: Basic Assumptions
- Learning SAQ's: set of model responses
- Humanistic SAQ's: set of model responses
- SAQ - complete Paper 1a
- Limitations of the Humanistic Perspective
Sample Work - Paper 2
- Health Essay 1: Discuss the use of placebos in health psychology
- Health Essay 2: Discuss methods used in health psychology
- Health Essay 3: Coping with stress
- Health Essay 4: Substance abuse
