IB Psychology · First assessment 2027

Understand the new IB Psychology course. Then learn how to answer it.

Free examiner-informed guides for Paper 1, Paper 2, the Internal Assessment, the six concepts and core Psychology content. Created by Paulomi Choudhury, IB Psychology educator, examiner and specialist tutor.

Choose your problem

What are you trying to get better at?

Each section teaches the thinking behind the task and then gives you something concrete to practise with.

Paper 1

Stop guessing what Section C might ask

Learn the content plus concept pattern, then practise across all six concepts.

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Paper 2

Get research-method comparisons straight

Build precise similarities and differences between practical research methods.

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IA

Turn the IA into a sequence of decisions

Understand what each section has to do, where marks disappear and how to justify your choices.

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Concepts

Make the six concepts actually useful

Bias, causality, change, measurement, perspective and responsibility, translated into questions you can apply.

Learn the six concepts
Content

Revise content without memorising a textbook

Use focused cheatsheets on cognitive models, social identity, genetic inheritance and childhood poverty.

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2027

See how the pieces connect

Use one hub for the new-syllabus language, four contexts, six concepts and the assessment resources available here.

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How PsychExcel teaches

Learn less randomly.

The C.O.R.E. Approach keeps the focus on four things: Concept Clarity, Organized Learning, Reflective Practice and Exam Success.

Concept ClarityOrganized LearningReflective PracticeExam Success

Knowing Psychology is only half the job. You also need to know what the question is asking you to do with it.

Student & parent feedback

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The pattern in the feedback is remarkably consistent: clearer structure, more specific feedback, stronger understanding and more confidence approaching IB Psychology tasks.

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Free student resources

Start with the free Starter Kit.

Paper 1

Section C Complete Question Bank

228 practice questions across 38 areas of study, four contexts and six concepts.

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IA

The Whole IA on One Page

A compact map of the four sections, marks, suggested word allocation and what each section needs to do.

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Concepts

Six Thinking Concepts Cards

Thinking questions, anchor examples and sentence starters for all six concepts.

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