IB Psychology SL - Research in Psychology

Explore research in Psychology with summaries of studies on the cognitive, biological, and sociocultural approaches, with corresponding questions related to describing and evaluation a study. This feature is organised according to qualitative and quantitative research methods. In each study summary, you will find an overview of key study or relevant psychological research, with questions on the aim, methods, results, strengths, and limitations of the study.

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Quantitative Research

Examine systematic analysis of numerical data to understand and predict human behaviour and mental processes using psychological studies on cognitive, biological, and sociocultural topics.

Qualitative Research

Explore the depth and complexity of human phenomena through in-depth analysis of narratives, images, and behaviours, using psychological studies on cognitive, biological, and sociocultural topics.

Quantitative Research

Examine systematic analysis of numerical data to understand and predict human behaviour and mental processes using psychological studies on cognitive, biological, and sociocultural topics.

Cognitive Approaches to Human Behaviour

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30 mins

Disfluency & Activation of System-Two Thinking (Alter & Oppenheimer, 2007)

A study on the impact of difficult to read fonts on activation of system 2 thinking and subsequent ability to answer cognitive reflection test questions.

medium

30 mins

The Role of Schema in Memory (Brewer & Treyens, 1981)

An overview of the study on the role of schema in memory encoding and retrieval with corresponding questions.

RV Gold

Biological Approaches to Human Behaviour

medium

30 mins

Scopolamine & Spatial Memory (Antonova et al., 2011)

A study on the impact of scopolamine on hippocampal activity & memory with corresponding questions.

RV Gold

easy

30 mins

Neuroplastic Changes in Grey Matter as a Result of Learning (Draganski et al., 2004)

A study investigating the effects of learning and practising a new skill (juggling) on the human brain with corresponding questions.

RV Gold

medium

30 mins

Decision-Making & Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Damage (Bechara et al., 1999)

A study on the influence of emotional impairment on decision-making with corresponding questions.

RV Gold

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