jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in

psychology
Extended essay in
psychology
From 2009
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
An independent piece of research of
approximately 40 hours of or!

Find a rele"ant topic # rele"ant resources

Formulate a precise research $uestion and

demonstrate !noledge of its rele"ance

%onstruct a reasoned argument to address it

&upport the argument ith rele"ant !noledge'

(se appropriate methods and terminology

Ac!noledge sources in a standard academic

ay

)emonstrate analytical and e"aluati"e s!ills

jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
From topic to research $uestion

*opic+ ,o"e

-s lo"e mainly biologically based.

*o hat extent do childhood attachment patterns

repeat themsel"es in adult relationships.

Are there similarities beteen maternal lo"e and

lo"e for a partner.

*o hat extent does culture influence lo"e

relationships.
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
*he EE should include

A title page ith rele"ant information /0ame1 school1

exam session and candidate number1 title of essay1 ord
count2

Abstract

%ontents page

-ntroduction

)e"elopment /body2

%onclusion

3eferences and bibliography

jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
4ord limit

4000 ords

)oes not include abstract1 contents page1

illustrations1 charts1 formulas1 citations1
foot5or endnotes1 bibliography1
appendices

Essays that exceed the ord limit cannot

be mar!ed beyond the 4000 ords

)o not put text into footnotes'

jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
*itle

-ndicates the focus of the essay'

6ust be precise but not necessarily in the

form of a $uestion
37+ *o hat extent does attachment
influence later relationships.
*itle+ Attachment and later relationships
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
Abstract

6ax 800 ords

&hould be ritten as the last thing because it

gi"es an o"er"ie of the research'

9laced just after the title page

-ncludes the folloing

*he research $uestion under in"estigation

*he scope of the in"estigation1 i'e' :o as the

research $uestion in"estigated.

*he conclusion of the extended essay

jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%ontents page

9laced right after abstract

&hos content of the extended essay

9ages must be numbered so that the

different parts of the extended essay can
be found "ia the contents page'
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%itations1 references1 bibliography

3eferences must follo a standard

academic format' /e'g' 9etersen /200421 p'
84;2

A bibliography < or list of references <

must be at the end of the extended essay
ith all cited sources' 3eferences should
be alphabeti=ed'
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
3eferencing

(se A9A or 6,A

3eferences+ end notes1 foot notes or in text < not a mix of both

Example of reference+ ,oftus /19>;2

Example of the reference in the bibliography+ ,oftus1 E1F' /19>;2'

,eading $uestions and the eyeitness report' Cognitive Psychology1
>1 ;?05;>2

http://citationmachine.net/ A site to help you do the bibliography

and notes for extended essay' @ou can choose beteen se"eral
citation formats1 e'g' 6,A' 3emember that all your citations need to
be in a standard format such as the 6,A or the A9A'
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
Planning research
5 the pentagon of basic $uestions
2
2
,otte 3ienec!er+ Formidlingscentrets A"erheads1 B(1 re" 1' januar 2004
WHAT do you ask?
The research question
WHY do you ask?
Purpose and
relevance of the
investigation
What do you ask
ABOT?
Empirical knowledge/
data/ text/
phenomenon
What do you ask W!TH?
Tools: Theory, concepts,
methods
HOW do you ask?
The approach to the
investigation
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion A+*he research $uestion
/max 2 mar!s2

*he research
$uestion is clearly
stated in the
introduction and
sharply focused
ma!ing effecti"e
treatment possible
ithin the ord limit'

RQ must be relevant to
psychology

Example of research
question: What is more
important in stress
psychological or
biological factors

Example of research
question: !o "hat extent
#o biological factors play
a role in stress
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion C+-ntroduction /max 2
mar!s2

*he context of the

research $uestion is
clearly demonstrated'
*he introduction
clearly explains the
significance of the
topic and hy it is
orthy of
in"estigation

!his means that the

intro#uction coul# relate
to previous research in
psychology$ issues
relate# to topic$ strengths
an# "ea%nesses of
explanations of the topic
etc&
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion %+ *he in"estigation /max
4 mar!s2

An imaginati"e range of
appropriate sources has
been consulted1 or data
has been gathered1 and
rele"ant material has
been carefully selected'
*he in"estigation has
been ell planned'

-f 37 not appropriate for

systematic in"estigation in
psychology max 2D

'se of primarily aca#emic

resources "hich inclu#es
evaluation& (nformation from
the me#ia can be use# to
some extent as illustration but
not extensively an# not as
vali# evi#ence&
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion )+Bnoledge and
understanding of the topic studied /max
4 mar!s2

-f 37 not appropriate for

systematic in"estigation in
psychology max 2D

this means that the essay

shoul# use evi#ence an#
fin#ings from empirical stu#ies
an# relate# theories& (t shoul#
also #emonstrate elements of
critical thin%ing

*he essay demonstrates

a "ery good !noledge
and understanding of the
topic studied' 4here
appropriate1 the essay
clearly and precisely
locates the in"estigation
in an academic context
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion E+3easoned argument
/max 4 mar!s2

-deas are presented

clearly and in a logical
and coherent manner'
*he essay succeeds in
de"eloping a reasoned
and con"incing argument
in relation to the research
$uestion

-f 37 not appropriate for

systematic in"estigation in
psychology max 2D

!he argument shoul# be focuse# on

the research question an# the thesis
statement&

!he stu#ent shoul# explain an#

analyse the evi#ence in relation to the
research question an# try to persua#e
the rea#er of the vali#ity of the
argument by presenting vali# support
follo"ing a logical structure&

!he argument often presents #ifferent

vie"s on the chosen topic& !his forms
the basis of the #iscussion "hich is
part of the argument&
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
"e#eloping an argument
$
*E "iolence can ha"e harmful psychological effects on children
%,A-6
because their constant exposure to
"iolent images ma!es them unable to distinguish fantasy from reality
3EA&A0
' &mith /199>2 found that
children ho atched more than 8 hours of *E a day ere 2;F more li!ely to say hat they sa on
*E as Greally happeningH
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-t is possible1 of course1 that children ho atch more "iolent
entertainment already ha"e "iolent "alues
A%B0A4,E)IE6E0* AF A,*E30A*-EE
but Jones /19K92 found that children ith no
predisposition to "iolence ere just as attracted to "iolent entertainment as those ith a history of
"iolence
3E&9A0&E'
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jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion F+Application of analytical and
e"aluati"e s!ills appropriate to the subject
/6ax 4 mar!s2

*he essay shos

effecti"e and
sophisticated
application of
appropriate analytical
and e"aluati"e s!ills

!he focus is on analysis an#

evaluation of psychological
theories an# empirical stu#ies
use# in the argument&

)nalysis: (mportant to sho"

the rea#er ho" the research
shoul# be interprete# in
relation to your research
question as the rea#er cannot
guess "hat you mean&

Evaluation: evaluation of
theories an# stu#ies
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion I+ (se of language
appropriate to the subject /max 4
mar!s2

*he language used

communicates clearly
and precisely'
*erminology
appropriate to the
subject is used
accurately1 ith s!ill
and understanding

!he language shoul# be

precise an# clear

)voi# copying sentences

#irectly from research
articles * reformulate an#
use your o"n sentences

(mportant to use
psychological terminology
+for example the concepts
inclu#e# in psychological
theories,&
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion :+%onclusion /max 2
mar!s2

An effecti"e conclusion is
clearly statedL it is
rele"ant to the research
$uestion and consistent
ith the e"idence
presented in the essay' -t
should include
unresol"ed $uestions
here appropriate to the
subject concerned'

Conclusion shoul#

-e clearly relate# to the RQ

an# the thesis statement

.ollo" logically from the

psychological evi#ence
presente# in the argument

Conclusion may also in#icate

unresolve# questions "hich
have appeare# #uring your
research

)voi# a##ing ne" stu#ies or

ne" i#eas in the conclusion&
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion -+Formal presentation
/6ax 4 mar!s2
*he formal presentation is excellent
/all of the elements are included2

*he formal elements are+

the title page1

table of contents1

page numbers1

illustrati"e material1

$uotations1

documentation /including
references1 citations and
bibliography2

appendices /if used2'

-f the essay exceeds 4000 ords

a 0 is aarded in -'

(f one element from the

formal elements is missing:
/ mar%s

(f t"o elements from the

formal elements are
missing: 0 mar%

(f there is no bibligraphy:
1 mar%s
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion J+ Abstract /max 2 mar!s2

*he abstract clearly

states all the re$uired
elements

*he re$uired elements for the

abstract is to

clearly state the research

$uestion

ho the in"estigation as
underta!en and

the conclusion/s2 of the

essay'

.or max mar%s the require#

elements must be clearly
state#&

(f the require# elements are

present but not clearly state#
the abstract receives 0 mar%&

!he abstract shoul# be "ritten

in the past tense
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
%riterion B+ :olistic judgment /max
mar!s 42

*he essay shos

considerable e"idence of
the $ualities mentioned
here+

-ntellectual initiati"e

)epth of understanding

-nsight in the topic

Iood and clear research

$uestion

!he purpose of this criterion is

to assess the qualities that
#istinguish an essay from the
average

Even essays that are not among

the best coul# sho" some
evi#ence of the qualities
mentione# here an# they shoul#
then be re"ar#e#$ e&g& Choice of
goo# RQ$ locating goo#
resources$ goo# evaluation$ a
reflexive approach&
jette hannibal 2010 Extended essay in
psychology
Ei"a "oce < the final chec!

Crief tal! ith the super"isor

*o a"oid plagiarism and malpractice

An opportunity for the student to reflect on

the research process and help to the
super"isorMs report