IB Psychology SL · 2021 to 2025
3.2 Human development
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3.2 Human development
Latest exam session: Specimen 2027
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Micro-topics in 3.2 Human development
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in.
- Occasional
last May 26 P2 TZ1
- Occasional
last May 26 P2 TZ2
- Regular
last May 26 P2 TZ1
- Rising
last May 26 P2 TZ1
- Occasional
last May 26 P2 TZ2
- Less common
last May 25 P2 TZ1
- Occasional
last May 26 P2 TZ3
- Fading
last Nov 25 P2 TZ1
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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ·Theory of mind, 2019: 0 questions | ·Theory of mind, 2020: 0 questions | ·Theory of mind, 2021: 0 questions | ·Theory of mind, 2022: 0 questions | 1Theory of mind, 2023: 1 question | ·Theory of mind, 2024: 0 questions | 2Theory of mind, 2025: 2 questions | 1Theory of mind, 2026: 1 question | 1Theory of mind, 2027: 1 question | |
| 1Stage theories and continuous models, 2019: 1 question | ·Stage theories and continuous models, 2020: 0 questions | ·Stage theories and continuous models, 2021: 0 questions | ·Stage theories and continuous models, 2022: 0 questions | 1Stage theories and continuous models, 2023: 1 question | 2Stage theories and continuous models, 2024: 2 questions | 2Stage theories and continuous models, 2025: 2 questions | 1Stage theories and continuous models, 2026: 1 question | ·Stage theories and continuous models, 2027: 0 questions | |
| 1Brain development, 2019: 1 question | ·Brain development, 2020: 0 questions | ·Brain development, 2021: 0 questions | ·Brain development, 2022: 0 questions | ·Brain development, 2023: 0 questions | 1Brain development, 2024: 1 question | 4Brain development, 2025: 4 questions | 1Brain development, 2026: 1 question | ·Brain development, 2027: 0 questions | |
| ·Sociocultural factors in development, 2019: 0 questions | 1Sociocultural factors in development, 2020: 1 question | ·Sociocultural factors in development, 2021: 0 questions | ·Sociocultural factors in development, 2022: 0 questions | 2Sociocultural factors in development, 2023: 2 questions | ·Sociocultural factors in development, 2024: 0 questions | 2Sociocultural factors in development, 2025: 2 questions | 1Sociocultural factors in development, 2026: 1 question | ·Sociocultural factors in development, 2027: 0 questions |
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- FadingChildhood experiences· last Nov 25 P2 TZ1
- Risingappearing more often in the last two years than before
- Regularin roughly one paper in six or more
- Occasionalin about one paper in ten
- Fadingused to appear, but not seen for two years or more
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Questions on 3.2 Human development, by exam session
Which papers asked about 3.2 Human development, and which question numbers. Open a paper to see them highlighted.
Specimen 2027
1 question across 1 paper
May 2026
6 questions across 3 papers
November 2025
6 questions across 2 papers
May 2025
9 questions across 3 papers
November 2024
2 questions across 1 paper
May 2024
4 questions across 2 papers
November 2023
5 questions across 2 papers
May 2023
3 questions across 1 paper
November 2020
1 question across 1 paper
November 2019
2 questions across 1 paper
May 2019
3 questions across 1 paper
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Which Psychology SL exam sessions are covered for 3.2 Human development?
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 18 papers in this archive.
Which 3.2 Human development topic comes up most?
Theory of mind (3.2.4): in 12% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ1. Usually "Discuss", worth about 20.6 marks in a paper that includes it.
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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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