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Unit 9 - Internal Assessment

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Unit 1 - Research Methodology

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Herb

Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour

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Brain

Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

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Globe Showing Europe Africa

Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behavior

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Thought Balloon

Unit 5 - Abnormal Psychology

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Performing Arts

Unit 6 - Health psychology

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Busts In Silhouette

Unit 7 - Psychology Of Human Relationships

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Unit 8 - Developmental Psychology

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Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model

Hey future psychologists! 🌟 Ready to dive into the nitty-gritty of evaluating psychological investigations? Let&#39;s break it down, add a sprinkle of fun, and serve it with relatable examples! 🍰

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	What&rsquo;s the main question? Do your findings support the background theory or model?

	<ul>
		<li>For example: If you recreated Loftus and Palmer&#39;s experiment (classic, right? 🚗💥🚙), you&#39;re really checking out the theory of reconstructive memory. In simple terms, does info received AFTER an event change how you remember it? Like, if you watched a movie and someone later tells you a spoiler, does that change how you remember the entire movie plot? 🎥😲</li>
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	Dive Deep: Compare your results with the original experiment. Did you do something different? Why? And how might it have caused any differences in results?
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</ul>

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	<li>
	Be Comprehensive 🌐

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		<li>Consider
		<ul>
			<li>Construct validity: Did you measure what you intended to?</li>
			<li>Internal validity: Was it ONLY your changes that caused any differences in outcomes?</li>
			<li>External validity: Can we apply your findings outside your experiment?</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
	</ul>
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	Be Specific! 🎯

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		<li>Rather than saying &ldquo;Oh, because my study was in a lab, it might not apply in the real world&rdquo; (because duh, that&rsquo;s true for most lab experiments 🙄), specify what about YOUR experiment makes it especially unique.</li>
	</ul>
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	Highlight Both Positives and Negatives ☯️

	<ul>
		<li>A balanced view = a credible researcher.</li>
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	Spot the Difference 👀

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		<li>Methodological Limitations = Choices in the experiment&#39;s design that might have limitations.

		<ul>
			<li>Example: Deciding to have a break (let&#39;s call it a &lsquo;filler task&rsquo; to sound fancy) between two tasks in your experiment. You did it to prevent mere repetition, but hey, that extra time might have caused other issues.</li>
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		<li>Implementation Issues = Uh-oh moments while actually doing the experiment.
		<ul>
			<li>Example: Let&rsquo;s say while on that &#39;filler task&#39; break, participants chatted about their favorite ice-cream flavors 🍦 or the latest episode of a hit show, distracting each other. That&rsquo;s not a design flaw; that&#39;s just life being unpredictable!</li>
		</ul>
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	</ul>
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</ul>

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	<li>
	Tie back to your study&#39;s limitations.

	<ul>
		<li>For instance, if in our previous &lsquo;filler task&rsquo; example there were distractions, maybe next time, each participant could be in a separate, soundproof booth &ndash; like on a TV quiz show! 📺</li>
	</ul>
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	Be Specific in Suggestions.

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		<li>Instead of generic advice like &ldquo;Hey, get more participants&rdquo; or &ldquo;Maybe try this outside&rdquo;, focus on improvements directly related to your hypothesis and background theory.</li>
	</ul>
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</ul>

Real-World Analogy: Imagine you baked a cake for the first time using a famous chef&#39;s recipe 🎂. Your evaluation would be comparing how your cake turned out vs. the chef&#39;s. You&#39;d think about what you did differently, how the cake&#39;s taste and texture were, and what you could do next time for a better cake

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Happy studying, and remember, every experiment &ndash; just like every baking attempt &ndash; is a chance to learn and grow! 🌱🚀

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Unit 9 - Internal Assessment

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