Psychology Exemplars

About Psychology Coursework Exemplars

The Coursework Exemplars section gives IB students (both SL and HL) access to real, high-quality samples of IB Psychology Internal Assessments (IA) and Extended Essays (EE). Each exemplar is carefully selected to model top-scoring work, aligned with IB assessment rubrics and showcasing what examiners expect at different achievement levels.

On this page, you'll find full-length exemplars annotated with examiner commentary, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and specific rubric-based insights. These samples demonstrate how ideas are structured, arguments developed, and criteria met to achieve high marks.

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About Psychology Coursework Exemplars

Effect of Background Music on Ability to Encode and Recall Words

Investigating the Recency Effect from the Serial Position Effect in the Multi-Store Memory Model

An Investigation Into The Effect of Word Length on Short-Term Memory

An Experiment to Investigate the Correlation Between Articulatory Suppression and the Ability to Recall a Sequence of Letters

Will the effort heuristic influence the quality perception of art?

Investigation on Different Recall Methods and the Schema Theory

Investigating the recency effect in Multi-store Memory model

Investigation Into the Impact of Visual Information on Memory Recall

“To what extent does marijuana usage affect adolescents' school performance?”

An investigation of the multi-store memory model on the recency effect

To what extent is emotional dysregulation influential in the development of depression in adolescents?

To what extent do tunnel vision and confirmation bias affect guilty verdicts in police investigations and criminal trials leading to false criminal convictions.

To what extent can the affective skills of Third Culture Kids be attributed to a broader cultural exposure during childhood?

To what extent are symptoms associated with Narcissistic Personality Disorder correlated to social media use?

¿En qué medida la pandemia COVID-19 tuvo un efecto en los trastornos alimentarios en adolescentes?

To what extent is synesthesia an innate trait versus an acquired condition?

To what extent can attachment styles determine romantic relationship satisfaction?

To what extent does autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affect emotional intimacy and romantic relationships in adults?

To what extent does Arginine Vasopressin influence adult relationships?

To what extent does oxytocin levels influence interpersonal trust in young adults?

A reconstruction of Loftus and Palmer (1974) to investigate the effect of Reconstructive Memory and Schema Theory

To what extent does the hippocampus explain episodic memory decline in late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease patients?

To what extent do social media applications play a role in depression amongst today’s adolescents?

The Relationship Between the Model Minority Stereotype and Psychological Distress in Asian Americans

To what extent does sleep deprivation affect cognitive functioning?

To what extent is bilingualism beneficial to the development of executive functions?

To what extent do the attachment styles developed in early life affect emotional expressiveness in adult romantic relationships?

To what extent do stimulants have a positive effect on patients with ADHD?

To what extent does theory of mind (ToM) impairment impact social functioning in individuals with schizophrenia?

To what extent does participation in structured play activities impact the cognitive development, incorporating executive functioning skills, of children aged 3-12 years old?

To what extent does meditation improve attention in adolescents?

What’s the effectiveness of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for treating Impulsive Borderline Personality Disorder (IBPD)?

The Culture one is brought up in as a predictor of how anger will be expressed

Dans quelle mesure le trait de personnalité d’extraversion a t’elle une cause biologique ?

To what extent could a BPD diagnosis be valid and beneficial in the diagnosis of adolescents under 18?

To what extent does the type and severity of schizophrenic symptoms correlate with the inclanation towards violent behavior

How does parental major depressive disorder impact teenagers transition to adulthood ?

To what extent is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) more effective than Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in the treatment of General Anxiety Disorder?

To what extent does social media usage impact depression amongst young adults?

To what extent is Mentalization based Therapy (MBT) effective in treating symptoms of borderline personality disorder? (BPD)

To what extent does authoritarian parenting style influence decision-making in young adolescents?

To what extent does video game gambling affect the likelihood of lack of impulse control in adolescents?

To what extent does gender influence the effectiveness of treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in the United Kingdom?

“To what extent does perceived similarity form romantic attractions?"

An Investigation Into The Effects of Presentation Rate on Recall Accuracy in Relation to the Serial Position Effect

To what extent does intimate partner violence affect the probability of a child to suffer from depression at some point in their life?

To what extent does listening to music while learning affect working memory in university students?

To what extent does a coach's behavior have an impact on an athlete's motivation towards their sport?