Holdet 3i Ps-SL (2025/26) - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

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Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2024/25 - 2025/26
Institution Herlufsholm Skole
Fag og niveau Psykologi -
Lærer(e)
Hold 2023 Ps-SL/i (2i Ps-SL, 3i Ps-SL)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 1: Social and cultural influences
Titel 2 Health Problems: Stress
Titel 3 Human relationships - the psychology of attraction
Titel 4 Abnormal psychology - etiology of disorders
Titel 5 Revision

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 1: Social and cultural influences

AIMS/OBJECTIVES
- A main point of this unit is to learn the language of Psychology and begin developing a “critical thinking toolbox”. During this the focus will be on research within Psychology with a primary focus on quantitative research.
- In order to learn the language of Psychology and how research is conducted within Psychology, the fundamental terms and concepts will be connected to parts of The Core of IB Psychology with the focus of the unit on The sociocultural approach to understanding behaviour. The sociocultural approach examines the effect of environmental and cultural factors on behavior.  The focus in this unit is on our social identity, conformity, and how we learn the norms of our own culture.  

Essential understandings:
- There are strengths and limitations associated with different research methods
- Biological, cognitive, and sociocultural factors interact to determine our behaviour
- As human beings, we are constantly influenced by other people or by the requirements of society, even when we think we are acting independently.
- Human beings are social animals and need others for survival.
- Humans have an individual and social identity.

Inquiry questions:
1. What considerations must a psychologist make when setting up a research experiment?
2. What are the strengths and limitations of an experimental approach to studying human behaviour?
3. To what extent is out behaviour influenced by others?
4. To what extent does culture influence our behaviour?
5. How do psychologists study group behaviour?
6. How do psychologists study the effect of sociocultural factors on human behavior?
7. To what extent is our behavior determined by the society and culture in which we live?


ACADEMICS
- Understand the ethical practices upheld in psychological inquiry
- Understand and use diverse methods of psychological inquiry
- Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of key terms and concepts in psychology
- Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of psychological research methods
- Evaluate research methods used to investigate behavior


SKILLS
Personal skills
- Demonstrate an ability to use examples of psychological research and psychological concepts to formulate an argument in response to a specific question, and develop an argument using appropriate evidence
- Evaluate the strengths and limitations of theories and research
- Apply psychological theory to solve a problem
- Reflect on how what they are learning may affect how they study

Social skills
- The question of sampling bias is addressed and the problem of highly Western, wealthy, educated samples in Psychology is discussed
- Students are asked to be inquirers, for example on developing research hypotheses and designs. They are encouraged to be communicators in the classroom, expressing what they have learned, but also listening and reacting to the ideas and evidence presented by their peers
- This unit directly addresses several aspects of international mindedness: us vs. them, acculturation, and different cultural dimensions. This includes learning that cultures have values that may influence an individual’s behaviour.

TOK
- How is Psychology a science and why does it matter?
- The difference between quantitative and qualitative data – is one superior to the other?
- Ethical considerations in psychological research. Does the end justify the means?
- The role of culture and how we learn our culture linking to knowledge
- Inductive and deductive ways of knowing in the emic/etic approaches to research

CAS
- The question of how to carry out research to investigate a problem could be applied to how we address social problems
- The knowledge and understanding gained in this unit regarding groups and “us vs. them” could be included in the mentor classes and with the “trivselsambassadører” or “introguides”

STUDY
- The materials used in class is from the InThinking Subject Site: IBDP Psychology by John Crane. The site includes among others sections a Psychology textbook and a Student resources.

ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
- The students will throughout the course be introduced to answering Short Answer Questions (SAQs) from studying examples and structuring answers together in class, to answering SAQs in class with assistance and finally being able to write them individually. Through this approach the students will experience a running evaluation of their work on SAQs, making it clear to them how they can improve their answers.
- Twice during the unit, the students will be tested in class on their acquired knowledge. First after finishing the sociocultural approach, and second at the end of the unit on research in Psychology.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 32 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 2 Health Problems: Stress

Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 18 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer


Titel 4 Abnormal psychology - etiology of disorders

Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 14 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer