Approaches to Researching Behaviour
Approaches to Researching Behaviour Lesson Presentations And Materials
1. Introduction to IB psychology
2. Approaches to researching Behaviour
Review task of essential content concerning psychology as a science
Task on sampling techniques used in experiments
3. Research methods for Paper 3 (HL only)
Observation task
Interview task
Focus group task
Task on case studies
Ethics and Paper 3
Approaches to Researching Behaviour Additional Materials
Additional studies and information for approaches for research
Keskisuomalainen article on ethically questionable psychological research-
This article in Finnish explains briefly some of the most bizarre research in the history of Psychology
British Psychological Society's Code of Ethics and Conduct
Additional material on qualitative research-
Crane, J. & Hannibal, J. (2012). Psychology Course Companion (Pages 343-353). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Additional material on interviews-
Crane, J. & Hannibal, J. (2012). Psychology Course Companion (Pages 354-363). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Additional material on observation-
Crane, J. & Hannibal, J. (2012). Psychology Course Companion (Pages 364-372). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Additional material on case studies-
Crane, J. & Hannibal, J. (2012). Psychology Course Companion (Pages 373-377). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Approaches to Researching Human Behaviour Links
Crash course on psychology
This series of YouTube videos can be useful e.g. for reviewing
Why an entire field of psychology is in trouble?
SciShow video on the replication crisis in psychology. This is video is also good for reviewing content related to the approaches to researching behaviour.
Internal validity tutorial
Two part Athabasca university tutorial on the topic
Pearson correlation coeffecient calculator
You can easily calculate correlations with the help of this website
Correlation does not imply causation, or does it?
MinutePhysics video on the topic
Qualitative research methodology
A quick overview of qualitative research methodology by Dr Dee
Why most personality tests are wrong
BrainCraft video on the topic
IBO's ethical guidelines for IA-task
Are the IBO guidelines in line with general ethical guidelines from other sources?
APA's ethical principles
How different or similar are these codes in comparison to other sources?
BPS's code of ethics and conduct
How different or similar are these codes in comparison to other sources?
This series of YouTube videos can be useful e.g. for reviewing
Why an entire field of psychology is in trouble?
SciShow video on the replication crisis in psychology. This is video is also good for reviewing content related to the approaches to researching behaviour.
Internal validity tutorial
Two part Athabasca university tutorial on the topic
Pearson correlation coeffecient calculator
You can easily calculate correlations with the help of this website
Correlation does not imply causation, or does it?
MinutePhysics video on the topic
Qualitative research methodology
A quick overview of qualitative research methodology by Dr Dee
Why most personality tests are wrong
BrainCraft video on the topic
IBO's ethical guidelines for IA-task
Are the IBO guidelines in line with general ethical guidelines from other sources?
APA's ethical principles
How different or similar are these codes in comparison to other sources?
BPS's code of ethics and conduct
How different or similar are these codes in comparison to other sources?