
Psychology Paper 1 Revision Guide
This detailed Revision Guide encompasses the IB Psychology syllabus of Paper 1 at both higher and standard level. It has been designed to show where possible how theories, concepts or approaches are linked to the options studied for Paper 2.
At higher level the guide works through each of the four main perspectives, Biological, Cognitive, Learning and Humanistic in turn, looking at their
| Development and cultural context | |
| Contribution to the study of behaviour | |
| Key concepts and the assumptions upon which these are based | |
| Methodologies | |
| Strengths and limitations | |
| Ethics and research controversies | |
| Applications |
Throughout the guide there are highly useful study tips and sample questions are provided for each perspective together with an explanation of what is required in the answer.

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Author
Sue Hepper has a Masters in Psychology and has taught IB Psychology for over ten years. She is a senior examiner for the IB, moderating in both English and French and was originally trained as a linguist specialising in French, Russian and German. Her academic experience also includes undergraduate teaching in organisational psychology and psychometric testing. Sue is also a director of a training company that offers management and communications consultancy across a variety of sectors and geographic locations.
Sample Pages
Psychology Paper 1