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Summary Table: Key Studies of Factors Influencing Diagnosis (HL IB Psychology)

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Key Studies Summary of Factors Influencing Diagnosis

SUMMARY TABLE: KEY STUDIES OF FACTORS INFLUENCING DIAGNOSIS

Topic

Two Key Studies

Normality vs Abnormality

  • Use both of these studies to answer a question on normality vs abnormality

  • Use Mojtabai (2011) to answer a question on classification systems as well

Jahoda (1958)

Mojtabai (2011)

Classification Systems

  • Use both of these studies to answer a question on classification systems

  • Use Mojtabai (2011) to answer a question on normality vs abnormality as well

  • Use Haroz et al. (2017) to answer a question on validity and reliability of diagnosis as well

Haroz et al. (2017)

Mojtabai (2011)

The Role of Clinical Biases in Diagnosis

  • Use both of these studies to answer a question on the role of clinical biases in diagnosis

Longnecker et al. (2010)

Jenkins-Hall & Sacco (1991)

Validity & Reliability of Diagnosis

  • Use both of these studies to answer a question on the role of validity and reliability of diagnosis

  • Use Nicholls et al. (2000) to answer a question on classification systems as well

Rosenhan (1973)

Nicholls et al. (2017)

How do I use these studies in an exam question on this topic?

  • IB students have a lot of content to cover (particularly students taking Psychology at Higher Level) so the purpose of this revision resource is to slim down and streamline the number of studies you need per topic/exam question

  • Remember that all Paper 2 questions are ERQs (Extended Response Questions) which are worth 22 marks, take an hour to write and need to be rich in critical thinking

  • The exam question command term will be one of the following:‘Evaluate’, ‘Discuss’, ‘Contrast’ or ‘To what extent’ 

  • Each command term requires you to answer the question in slightly different ways, using the content as shown in the summary table above i.e. specific studies per topic/question

  • In order to slim down the content you need to revise you can see above how some of the studies can be used for more than one potential exam question

  • Mojtabai (2011), Haroz et al. (2017) and Nicholls et al. (2000) can be used to answer more than one potential exam question so you may decide to keep all of these studies and ‘throw away’ any studies which you find that you don’t need to revise

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Claire Neeson

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Claire has been teaching for 34 years, in the UK and overseas. She has taught GCSE, A-level and IB Psychology which has been a lot of fun and extremely exhausting! Claire is now a freelance Psychology teacher and content creator, producing textbooks, revision notes and (hopefully) exciting and interactive teaching materials for use in the classroom and for exam prep. Her passion (apart from Psychology of course) is roller skating and when she is not working (or watching 'Coronation Street') she can be found busting some impressive moves on her local roller rink.