1. IB Psychology Higher Level Just for a second think about the transformation of Miley Cyrus

2. Last year we learned to analyze behavior through different lenses…. BLA: CLA: SLA: Human Relationships

3. This year will be very different…

4. Two Focal Aspects of Psychology Developmental PsychologyAbnormal Psychology

5. Welcome Back to IB Psychology!!! Let’s talk about the year….. 1.Expectations 2.How I will grade you 3.How the IB will grade you

6. Class Expectations Respect each other!!!!! (and me) I NEVER even want to see cell phones once that bell rings….I will NOT take mine out so neither will you. Be sensitive to each others feelings and needs!!!

7. Grades!!!!! You will be graded on a total points system. Homeworks will be given once a week…always due on a Monday!!! Quizzes will be in ALL sorts of formats. There will be MANY projects throughout the year!!!

9. Assessment Outline for HL Types of Assessment Weighting External assessment (4 hours) 80% Paper 1 (2 hours) Section A: Three compulsory short answer questions. One from the BLA, CLA and SLA. You MUST answer each. Section B: Three questions on the BLA, CLA and SLA. Students choose one question to answer in essay form. (46 marks) 35% Paper 2 (2 hour) Fifteen questions from other topics in psychology. Students choose two question to answer in essay form. (44 marks) 25% Paper 3 (1 hour) Three compulsory short-answer questions on Research Methods (30 marks) 20% Internal assessment A report of a simple experimental study conducted by the student. (28 marks) 20%