Psychology
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Course Overview for the first year of the course
[edit] 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?
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Course Overview for the second/final year of the course
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Qualitative Research Methods Review (HL only)
[edit] 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
[edit] Review for IB examinations
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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
[edit] Sample Work - Extended Essay
Each of these were awarded full marks by the IBO.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
