- Why is your topic and research question personally important to you?
- Was there a specific conversation, book, news report or other source that helped you narrow your focus or decide on your topic and research question? Please, explain.
- What do you see as your biggest challenge as you begin this process? How do you hope to address this challenge?

Please note! ManageBac locks your reflections quite swiftly, so write your reflections in word processing software first and copy and paste them to ManageBac when you are finished. Always keep a back up of your reflections on your own computer. 

- Looking back at your initial reflection, how would you assess the start of your research process for this question? Did you plan your EE appropriately? What would you do differently if you were to start all over again?
- At this stage in your process, what could be improved in your research and writing method? What specific steps should you take to show improvement?
- How can TOK and CAS be associated with the writing process of your EE? What have you learned from the nature of knowledge or creativity, activity and service?
- Has anything surprised you so far in your research? How has this affected your approach to the paper?

Step 12: Finish your EE with the help of your supervisor's feedback. If needed, you can quickly consult your supervisor before you upload the final submission of your EE to ManageBac. This is your third check-in session. 

Step 13: Count the words of your EE with the help of the IBO's EE word count system. Title page, Table of contents, References, possible Appendices, headers and parenthetical references are NOT included in the word count. Make sure that you don't exceed the word limit of 4000 words!

Step 14: When completely finished, upload the final submission of your EE to ManageBac. After this you can't do any modifications to your EE. You should be completely finished with your EE by the end of October.

Step 15: Arrange the Viva Voce final reflection session with your supervisor. This session lasts around 20 to 30 minutes. 

Step 16: Write your final reflection of the RPPF form to ManageBac straight after the meeting with your supervisor (see step 15). Final reflection covers the completion of your EE process and its relation to the previous reflections. Use the Viva Voce session (see step 15) and the following questions as a base for your third and final reflection:

- How did the things you learned about your topic and research question change your way of thinking? Did it change the way you see Psychology as a science and scientific knowledge?
- What was the most significant problem for you in carrying out the research and writing process of your paper? How were you able to resolve this problem?
- What did you learn about yourself in the process of writing this paper?
- If you were going to evaluate yourself on your planning and decision making with regard to the extended essay, what would you say?

Please note! The total number of words in your RPPF form must not exceed 500! All three reflections should fit into this word limit.