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There is so much to consider when you are deciding on a topic for your Internal Assessment. What areas are you interested in, what topic will be exciting and interesting enough to grab your attention and the attention of others. The amount of prior knowledge can be a governing factor in this decision making process.

Here are some ideas from a school that you can consider with respect to the IA.

There is so much to consider when you are deciding on a topic for your Internal Assessment. What areas are you interested in, what topic will be exciting and interesting enough to grab your attention and the attention of others. The amount of prior knowledge can be a governing factor in this decision making process.

This is a good site to locate research studies not always found in the psychology textbooks. It offers students variety in how they defend their positions.

ib psych notes - all the IB psychology notes you will ever need. this will save your life, trust me Good resource of studies for each LOA

IB Psych notes- a summary of points for most of the LOs for BLA, CLA, SCLA & Abnormal Psych.

Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; I believe it is important to share to students so they be aware and be well educated on this topic in psychology. Students would most likely experience this and it will be benefecial for them to be equipped with knowledge on this topic.

This is an interesting article on a neural treatment currently being researched called transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS). It explains how the treatment is currently being tested, potential future uses, and even some criticisms. Although it's a secondary source, references are made to where the primary source studies can be found.

If neuroscientists are right, you'll soon be able to sharpen your focus and boost your memory by recharging your brain-with electricity

We talk of love as if it were just one thing: in fact, it's two very different moves, Loving and Being Loved. You start to grow up when you stop focusing on the latter and get involved with the former.

This site will help you keep up-to-date with the latest psychology research. You could find some experimental studies that can be replicated, but that's not so easy and you might have to do quite a lot of searching.

For some reason I think this didn't work the first time! This website is The British Psychological Society's blog. It is called "Research Digest: Blogging on brain and behaviour", and it reports on current research papers. As a sample of their attention-grabbing research posts, there are such titles as "The Psychology of Facebook, Digested" (Social Anxiety) and "10 Hellish Psychology Studies You'll Be Glad Not To Have Participated In" (Research Ethics). It seems like a great site to spark student interest into a variety of relevant research topics in a "digestible" way.

One of the first websites I came across when looking for resources; Haven't stopped using it since. Perfect for practicing to write research summaries!

An interesting take on memories and whether or not they can be passed down through genes.

Here is a site I've used as a school counselor to direct IBDP students to when dealing with stress. It can help them identify stressors, the good an bad things about stress and there are helpful resources (goal setting worksheets, journals etc) to help in the management of stress. May be a helpful site to direct students to when covering Stressors when teaching about Health Psychology. It provides a practical application to what is being covered.

This classic study is a hallmark in the field of Abnormal Psychology. David Rosenhan and a few others faked hallucinations to get themselves admitted to psychiatric hospitals and then returned to acting normally and began asking to be released. I got this PDF from this link after a simple Google search for the article title http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic625827.files/On_Being_Sane_In_Insane_Places-1.pdf

Martin Hagger is Professor of Psychology at Curtin University. His areas of expertise are social, health, sport and exercise psychology. He is involved in numerous research projects nationally and internationally with a focus on motivation and behaviour change. He is currently leading projects in drugs in sport, promoting physical activity and healthy diet, understanding the mechanisms of willpower and self-control, and reducing binge drinking and the prevalence of smoking. At the highest level, athletes are well-matched in terms of their physical abilities, conditioning, and skill level. But often that is not enough to win and perform on the biggest of stages like the Olympic games. Developing strategies and techniques to get athletes minds in the best possible condition for optimal performance is increasingly important for sports teams and coaches. Martin will provide an overview of the kinds of techniques that elite athletes use to prepare psychologically for their sport, give details of the scientific research into these techniques and how they work, and how the techniques might be used by competitive athetes and coaches to maximise performance.

An overview on diffenret cognitive disordners. This can be useful in the section about health psychologhy.

An overview on diffenret cognitive disordners. This can be useful in the section about health psychologhy.

Here is a complete list of IB Psychology power points. Could be beneficial for background knowledge for students and teachers.

Contains outlines of each concept for each level of analysis. This can be a good resource for students to view when reviewing for assessments, as they can see a general description of each concept as well as any studies.

The latest research and teaching support for the IB Psychology classroom.

I think this site might be useful because it has videos and release questions

Although this website requires a subscription they do have some free materials that might be useful for teaching psychology.

Nowadays, the American Psychological Association has a Code of Conduct in place when it comes to ethics in psychological experiments. Experimenters must adhere to various rules pertaining to everything from confidentiality to consent to overall beneficence. Review boards are in place to enforce these ethics.

Thanks for compiling such a great resource. I just wish it had more dialog about the ethics violations.

An overview of ten psychology experiments that could not be completed today. I use this when introducing my new students to the idea of ethical considerations and why they are so important and must be considered for all psychological investigations.

_Five principles for research ethics

Not that long ago, academicians were often cautious about airing the ethical dilemmas they faced in their research and academic work, but that environment is changing today. Psychologists in academe are more likely to seek out the advice of their colleagues on issues ranging from supervising graduate students to how to handle sensitive research data, says George Mason University psychologist June Tangney, PhD.

Psychologists in academe are more likely to seek out the advice of their colleagues on issues ranging from supervising graduate students to how to handle sensitive research data.

The Minnesota Twin Studies were a series of studies conducted in affiliation with the University of Minnesota, designed to study the influence of genetics on personal and behavioral traits. For the purposes of this lesson, two of them in particular will be discussed.Minnesota Twin Studies The Minnesota Twin Studies were a series of studies conducted in affiliation with the University of Minnesota, designed to study the influence of genetics on personal and behavioral traits. For the purposes of this lesson, two of them in particular will be discussed.

As the websites name implies, a simple guide to ethics for the IA

Good but lots of adds

Ethics refers to the correct rules of conduct necessary when carrying out research. We have a moral responsibility to protect research participants from harm. However important the issue under investigation psychologists need to remember that they have a duty to respect the rights and dignity of research participants.

Good site for brushing up on the topics that you might be a bit rusty on (e.g. statistics!)