For this reason, SL students as well as HL students will need to be familiar with the content of this chapter. This applies equally to HL and SL students. Suitable responses to exam questions in Papers 1 and 2, as well as 3 will tend to incorporate research methods and their critical analysis of their use in various depths. These are essential elements within the theories and research studies occurring throughout the chapter’s text. Methods used to study behavior including the design of the investigation, the methods of analysis, the drawing of conclusions and the critical analysis of the results. However, approaches to researching behavior form a vital, integral part of the course, without which psychology would have little or no credibility.
Though methodology and critical analysis underlie the entire syllabus, they are formally examined in their own right at HL only. This part of the syllabus enables you to apply critical thinking skills in evaluating the strengths and limitations of the research studies by challenging their assumptions, designs, methodologies, findings, and conclusions. For a reminder of when our IB Psychology study guide becomes available, sign-up for our newsletter below.
Bookmark this useful tool and refer back to it throughout your IB Psychology course and during your IB exam preparation to remind yourself of these fundamentals of researching behaviour.
Below is an excerpt from our forthcoming IB Psychology Standard Level and Higher Level study guide written by IB teacher and author Jacob Solomon, which presents a guide to research methods you will encounter in your studies. Whether you are studying IB Psychology at Standard Level or Higher Level you will need to have an understanding of approaches to researching behaviour in order to sufficiently answer the exam questions you will encounter.
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