IB Psychology 2027 · Paper 2
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IB Psychology Paper 2 2027: A Complete Student Guide
How Paper 2 works for first assessment 2027: the four Section A questions on your class practicals, the unseen study in Section B, timing, word ranges, and where to spend your last week.
Read guideIB Psychology Class Practicals Explained
Your four class practicals carry 20 marks on Paper 2. What they are, the consent and ethics rules specific to them, exactly what to record for each method, and why writing them up on the day matters.
Read guideHow to Evaluate an Unseen Study in IB Psychology Paper 2
Section B hands you a study you have never seen. How to diagnose it in two minutes, choose concepts by analytical yield, and write paragraphs that judge the evidence instead of listing strengths and limitations.
Read guideHow to Compare Research Methods in IB Psychology
Paper 2 question 1c asks you to compare and contrast two methods. Why two separate descriptions cap your mark, the dimensions that work for any pairing, and worked similarity and difference paragraphs.
Read guideOperationalisation in IB Psychology: A Student Guide
What operationalisation actually means, what it looks like in each research method, weak and strong examples side by side, and the five-step move that turns it into a top-band evaluation point.
Read guideSampling in IB Psychology: What You Actually Need to Know
The five sampling techniques, the difference between random sampling and random allocation, and the four-sentence template that turns naming a technique into a mark-earning point.
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