IB Psychology Paper Two Revision Guide SL
Includes:
All needed studies
All possible questions with studies
Glossaries
Definitions
FOR ABNORMAL + HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Here is my IB Psychology Internal Assessment which is ‘An experiment into the effect of leading questions on memory’ it replicated Loftus and Palmers study.
Plans for: To what extent does genetic inheritance play a role in one behaviour? (22 marks) Evaluate research on neuroplasticity. (22 marks) Discuss the role of hormones and/or pheromones on behaviour. (22 marks)
including topic sentences, study summaries, evaluations etc
Plans for:
Explain the use of one research method in one study used in the study of the individual and the group.
Explain one ethical consideration relevant to one study of cultural influences on attitudes, identity, or behaviour.
Explain Social Identity Theory, making use of one study.
Explain one study of Social Identity Theory.
Explain Social Cognitive Theory, making use of one study.
Explain one theory of stereotypes, making use of one study.
Explain one study of stereotypes.
Explain one study that shows one effect of stereotypes on behaviour.
Explain one cultural dimension.
Explain one study of one cultural dimension.
Explain one study of one effect of culture on behaviour or cognition.
Explain one study of enculturation.
Explain one study of acculturation.
Plans for:
Explain the use of one research method in one study using the biological approach to understanding human behaviour.
Explain the use of one research method in one study of hormones or pheromones and behaviour.
Explain the use of one research method in one study of the brain and behaviour.
Explain the use of one research method in one study of genetics and behaviour.
Explain one ethical consideration relevant to studying the brain and behaviour
Explain one ethical consideration relevant to one study using a biological approach to understanding human behaviour.
Explain one ethical consideration relevant to one study of hormones or pheromones and behaviour.
Explain one ethical consideration relevant to one study of genetics and behaviour.
Explain one study of localization of function.
Explain one study of neuroplasticity. Explain neuroplasticity, making use of one study.
Explain one effect of neurotransmission in human behaviour, making use of one study.
Explain the formation of neural networks using one study.
Explain one technique used to study the brain in relation to behaviour.
Explain the role of one agonist, making use of one study.
Explain the role of one antagonist, making use of one study.
Explain neural pruning, making use of one study.
Explain how excitatory or inhibitory synapses play a role in one behaviour, making use of one study.
Explain the role of one hormone in human behaviour, making use of one study.
Explain one study of the role of pheromones in human behaviour.
Explain the use of twin studies and/or kinship studies using one study.
Explain one evolutionary explanation of one behaviour.
Plans include: Intro/definitions. Key study
Plans for:
Explain the use of one research method in one study of cognitive processes.
Explain one ethical consideration relevant to one study of the reliability of cognitive processes.
Explain the use of one research method in one study of emotion and cognition.
Explain one study related to schema theory.
Explain one model of memory.
Explain the working memory model with reference to one study.
Explain the multi-store model with reference to one study.
Explain one study that supports one model of memory.
Explain one study of thinking and decision making.
Explain one model of thinking and decision making.
Explain one study of rational and/or intuitive thinking.
Explain one study of reconstructive memory.
Explain one study of one cognitive bias.
Explain one cognitive bias, making use of one study.
Explain one theory of how emotion may affect one cognitive process, using one study.
Here is a document used to revision for the IB HL exams, it has a glossary (from ThinkIB) as well as key studies, definitions and evaluations for every point on the Paper3 Specification
Here is a document used to revision for the IB HL exams, it has a glossary (from ThinkIB) as well as key studies, definitions and evaluations for every point on the Paper 1 Specification. I chose to answer the CLOA essay regardless of what the question was so there is more detail there.
Here is a document used to revision for the IB HL exams, it has a glossary (from ThinkIB) as well as key studies, definitions and evaluations for every point on the Paper 2 Specification
Plans for ALL SCLOA essays with two studies, definitions and evaluations
Discuss the use of one research method in the sociocultural approach in the study of the role of culture in the origins of behaviour or cognition.
Discuss ethical considerations relevant to the study of the individual and the group.
Discuss one or more studies of Social Identity Theory.
Discuss Social Identity Theory.
Discuss one or more studies of Social Cognitive Theory.
Discuss Social Cognitive Theory.
Discuss one or more theories of stereotyping.
Discuss one or more theories of the formation of stereotypes.
Discuss one or more effects of stereotyping on behaviour.
Discuss one or more cultural dimensions.
Discuss one or more studies of one cultural dimension.
Discuss one or more effects of culture on behaviour and/or cognition.
Discuss one or more studies of enculturation.
Discuss one or more studies of acculturation
Plans including definitions, two studies, evaluation for:
Discuss Schema theory.
Discuss one model of memory.
Contrast two models of memory.
Discuss one model of thinking and decision making
Discuss one or more studies of reconstructive memory.
Discuss the reliability of one cognitive process.
Discuss one or more studies of cognitive biases.
Discuss one theory of how emotion may affect one cognitive process.
Discuss one cognitive bias
AQA A Level Psychology - ALL Core Content Essay Plans
Plans for all possible 16 markers, for example:
Discuss two explanations for conformity (16 marks)//Discuss what psychological research has told us about why people conform. (16 marks)
Discuss the legitimacy of authority and agentic state explanations of obedience. (16 marks)
Discuss the multi-store model of memory. (16 marks)
PAPER ONE AND TWO, AND THEN ISSUES AND DEBATES
Contains:
All required spec points, all studies, all evaluation points (all built off past markschemes)
A table of all 8-16 markers on social influence, and what year they appeared
Practice questions per topic, with a markscheme/perfect answer
A glossary of key definitions
Plans for all possible 16 markers
For approaches, biopsychology and research methods
For a free sample of the social influence section as a taster, try this link:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13047055
Contains:
All required spec points, all studies, all evaluation points (all built off past markschemes)
A table of all 8-16 markers on social influence, and what year they appeared
Practice questions per topic, with a markscheme/perfect answer
A glossary of key definitions
Plans for all possible 16 markers
For social influence, memory, attachment, and psychopathology
For a free sample of the social influence section as a taster, try this link:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13047055