IB Psychology SL · 2021 to 2025
IB Psychology SL past papers
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SL archive · 2019 to 2027
IB Psychology SL past papers
Latest exam session: Specimen 2027
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Units in Psychology SL
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.
Papers in Psychology SL
Each paper across every sitting. The ring is the share of the marks it carries.
Exam pattern
How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.
Does it repeat?
Top 4 of 50 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.
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| Micro-topic | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.4.1Experimental methods | 2Experimental methods, 2019: 2 questions | 2Experimental methods, 2020: 2 questions | 2Experimental methods, 2021: 2 questions | ·Experimental methods, 2022: 0 questions | 2Experimental methods, 2023: 2 questions | 2Experimental methods, 2024: 2 questions | 6Experimental methods, 2025: 6 questions | 4Experimental methods, 2026: 4 questions | 1Experimental methods, 2027: 1 question |
| 2Ethical treatment of participants, 2019: 2 questions | 1Ethical treatment of participants, 2020: 1 question | 2Ethical treatment of participants, 2021: 2 questions | 1Ethical treatment of participants, 2022: 1 question | 3Ethical treatment of participants, 2023: 3 questions | 2Ethical treatment of participants, 2024: 2 questions | 6Ethical treatment of participants, 2025: 6 questions | 3Ethical treatment of participants, 2026: 3 questions | ·Ethical treatment of participants, 2027: 0 questions | |
2.2.4Cognitive models | 1Cognitive models, 2019: 1 question | 1Cognitive models, 2020: 1 question | ·Cognitive models, 2021: 0 questions | 2Cognitive models, 2022: 2 questions | ·Cognitive models, 2023: 0 questions | 1Cognitive models, 2024: 1 question | 3Cognitive models, 2025: 3 questions | 2Cognitive models, 2026: 2 questions | 1Cognitive models, 2027: 1 question |
| 1Chemical messengers, 2019: 1 question | ·Chemical messengers, 2020: 0 questions | 2Chemical messengers, 2021: 2 questions | 2Chemical messengers, 2022: 2 questions | 2Chemical messengers, 2023: 2 questions | ·Chemical messengers, 2024: 0 questions | ·Chemical messengers, 2025: 0 questions | 2Chemical messengers, 2026: 2 questions | 1Chemical messengers, 2027: 1 question |
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- DueBiological factors in cognitive processes· last May 25 P1 TZ3
- Risingappearing more often in the last two years than before
- Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions
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Every Psychology SL exam session
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Specimen 2027
2 papers
May 2026
6 papers
November 2025
4 papers
May 2025
6 papers
November 2024
2 papers
May 2024
4 papers
November 2023
3 papers
May 2023
3 papers
November 2022
1 paper
May 2022
2 papers
November 2021
1 paper
May 2021
2 papers
November 2020
2 papers
November 2019
2 papers
May 2019
3 papers
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Which Psychology SL exam sessions are covered?
15 exam sessions from 2019 to 2027, the latest Specimen 2027. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 43 papers in this archive.
Which IB Psychology SL topic comes up most?
Experimental methods (2.4.1): in 44% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ3. Usually "Discuss", worth about 21.4 marks in a paper that includes it.
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What do "banker", "due" and "rising" mean?
Banker: examined in at least one sitting in four and still appearing. Due: regular before, but absent for the last two exam sessions. Rising: clearly more common in the last two years. Our classification of real papers, not an IB statistic.
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