IB Psychology HL · 2021 to 2025

1.6 Responsibility

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HL archive · 2021 to 2025

1.6 Responsibility

Latest exam session: May 2025

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Micro-topics in 1.6 Responsibility

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in.

  • 55

    1.6.1

    Ethical treatment of participants

    20 questions · in 55% of papersAppears in 18 of the 33 Psychology HL papers analysed (55%), at least once each.

    Frequently tested

    last May 25 P3

  • 3

    1.6.2

    Ethics in animal research

    1 question · in 3% of papersAppears in 1 of the 33 Psychology HL papers analysed (3%), at least once each.

    Less common

    last Nov 22 P1

Exam pattern

How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.

Does it repeat?

Questions per year for each micro-topic.

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Micro-topic20212022202320242025
1.6.1Ethical treatment of participantsFrequently tested
2Ethical treatment of participants, 2021: 2 questions5Ethical treatment of participants, 2022: 5 questions4Ethical treatment of participants, 2023: 4 questions4Ethical treatment of participants, 2024: 4 questions5Ethical treatment of participants, 2025: 5 questions
1.6.2Ethics in animal researchLess common
·Ethics in animal research, 2021: 0 questions1Ethics in animal research, 2022: 1 question·Ethics in animal research, 2023: 0 questions·Ethics in animal research, 2024: 0 questions·Ethics in animal research, 2025: 0 questions
  • Frequently testedin at least a quarter of all papers, and still appearing in the last two years
  • Less commonin fewer than one paper in fifteen

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Which Psychology HL exam sessions are covered for 1.6 Responsibility?

9 exam sessions from 2021 to 2025, the latest May 2025. Every Paper 1, 2 and 3 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 19 papers in this archive.

Which 1.6 Responsibility topic comes up most?

Ethical treatment of participants (1.6.1): in 55% of papers, last seen May 25 P3. Usually "discuss", worth about 17.8 marks in a paper that includes it.

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