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= Welcome to IB Psychology = Glassman, W.E. & Hadad, M. (2007) //Approaches to Psychology// (4th ed.) New York: McGraw-Hill (p. 145)
 * (for 1st exams 2011)**
 * "Ultimately, the best criterion for judging any approach...is not our theoretical preference, but the extent to which it helps us make sense of behaviour." **

=Summer work for Year 2 (June/July 2014)=

Part 1
Use the class text //Research Methods for Edexcel Psychology (Russell & Flanagan, 2005)// The aim of this is to give you a foundation for the Internal Assessment. There are suggestions for experiments for you to 'play' with. You may want to actually choose a variation for your IA.
 * 1) Read pages 4 - 13
 * 2) Complete __**ALL**__ questions under __ **Qs** __
 * In your FIRST LESSON BACK, you will be given the overview of the answers - will you be ready to do the IA?**

Part 2
I will upload an online teaching version for the final learning outcomes for //**Social Norms.**//
 * //**Discuss the use of compliance techniques (for example, lowballing, foot‑in‑the‑door, reciprocity).**//
 * //**Evaluate research on conformity to group norms.**//
 * //**Discuss factors influencing conformity (for example, culture, groupthink, risky shift, minority influence).**//

This means that when you return to the Sociocultural Level of Analysis (the time depending on whether you go into the IA), you should be able to go on to //**Cultural Norms**// for the Sociocultural level of analysis. Your new teacher will review //**Social Norms**// again, but you will have a foundational understanding of these, and should be able to move fast.

WHAT'S NEW!!

[|10 scientific ideas that scientists wish you would stop misusing]

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 * Links to other blogs**
 * Thanks to http://ibpsychology.com/ for the suggested links**

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 * April 29**
 * As we investigate theories of emotion, consider the emotion demonstrated by the capuchin monkey in the excerpt below from a TEDtalk by Frans de Waal on equity**

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=Things to think about=

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