IB Psychology SL · 2021 to 2025
Unit 1: Concepts
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SL archive · 2019 to 2027
Unit 1: Concepts
Latest exam session: Specimen 2027
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Topics in Unit 1: Concepts
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries. 3 of them have no matching questions in this archive.
1.1
Bias
22% of marks · 6 questions
1.2
Causality
3% of marks · 1 question
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1.6
Responsibility
76% of marks · 20 questions
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, including those with no matches in this archive.
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| Micro-topic | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1Cultural bias, 2019: 1 question | ·Cultural bias, 2020: 0 questions | ·Cultural bias, 2021: 0 questions | ·Cultural bias, 2022: 0 questions | ·Cultural bias, 2023: 0 questions | 1Cultural bias, 2024: 1 question | 2Cultural bias, 2025: 2 questions | 1Cultural bias, 2026: 1 question | ·Cultural bias, 2027: 0 questions | |
| ·Types of bias, 2019: 0 questions | ·Types of bias, 2020: 0 questions | ·Types of bias, 2021: 0 questions | ·Types of bias, 2022: 0 questions | ·Types of bias, 2023: 0 questions | ·Types of bias, 2024: 0 questions | ·Types of bias, 2025: 0 questions | ·Types of bias, 2026: 0 questions | 1Types of bias, 2027: 1 question | |
| ·Establishing cause and effect, 2019: 0 questions | ·Establishing cause and effect, 2020: 0 questions | ·Establishing cause and effect, 2021: 0 questions | ·Establishing cause and effect, 2022: 0 questions | ·Establishing cause and effect, 2023: 0 questions | ·Establishing cause and effect, 2024: 0 questions | ·Establishing cause and effect, 2025: 0 questions | ·Establishing cause and effect, 2026: 0 questions | 1Establishing cause and effect, 2027: 1 question | |
| ·Measuring behaviour, 2019: 0 questions | ·Measuring behaviour, 2020: 0 questions | ·Measuring behaviour, 2021: 0 questions | ·Measuring behaviour, 2022: 0 questions | ·Measuring behaviour, 2023: 0 questions | ·Measuring behaviour, 2024: 0 questions | ·Measuring behaviour, 2025: 0 questions | ·Measuring behaviour, 2026: 0 questions | ·Measuring behaviour, 2027: 0 questions | |
| ·Bidirectional relationships, 2019: 0 questions | ·Bidirectional relationships, 2020: 0 questions | ·Bidirectional relationships, 2021: 0 questions | ·Bidirectional relationships, 2022: 0 questions | ·Bidirectional relationships, 2023: 0 questions | ·Bidirectional relationships, 2024: 0 questions | ·Bidirectional relationships, 2025: 0 questions | ·Bidirectional relationships, 2026: 0 questions | ·Bidirectional relationships, 2027: 0 questions | |
| ·Gender bias, 2019: 0 questions | ·Gender bias, 2020: 0 questions | ·Gender bias, 2021: 0 questions | ·Gender bias, 2022: 0 questions | ·Gender bias, 2023: 0 questions | ·Gender bias, 2024: 0 questions | ·Gender bias, 2025: 0 questions | ·Gender bias, 2026: 0 questions | ·Gender bias, 2027: 0 questions | |
| ·Reducing bias, 2019: 0 questions | ·Reducing bias, 2020: 0 questions | ·Reducing bias, 2021: 0 questions | ·Reducing bias, 2022: 0 questions | ·Reducing bias, 2023: 0 questions | ·Reducing bias, 2024: 0 questions | ·Reducing bias, 2025: 0 questions | ·Reducing bias, 2026: 0 questions | ·Reducing bias, 2027: 0 questions |
10 more micro-topics have no matches in this archive.
- Frequently testedin at least a quarter of all papers, and still appearing in the last two years
- Occasionalin about one paper in ten
- Less commonin fewer than one paper in fifteen
- No matches in this archiveon the syllabus, but has no question tagged to it in this archive. This does not mean it has never been examined
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Questions on Unit 1: Concepts, by exam session
Which papers asked about Unit 1: Concepts, and which question numbers. Open a paper to see them highlighted.
Specimen 2027
2 questions across 1 paper
May 2026
4 questions across 3 papers
November 2025
1 question across 1 paper
May 2025
7 questions across 5 papers
November 2024
1 question across 1 paper
May 2024
2 questions across 2 papers
November 2023
2 questions across 2 papers
May 2023
1 question across 1 paper
May 2022
1 question across 1 paper
November 2021
1 question across 1 paper
May 2021
1 question across 1 paper
November 2020
1 question across 1 paper
November 2019
2 questions across 2 papers
May 2019
1 question across 1 paper
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Which Psychology SL exam sessions are covered for Unit 1: Concepts?
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 23 papers in this archive.
Which Unit 1: Concepts topic comes up most?
Ethical treatment of participants (1.6.1): in 47% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ3. Usually "Discuss", worth about 20.1 marks in a paper that includes it.
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