The extended essay is a piece of the diploma program that IB candidates at South work on during their junior and senior years.

A psychology extended essay is a research-based, independent work of about 4,000 words, which formats similarly to a literature review.

After deciding on a psychology EE, students will want to narrow their focus and develop their research question. First, decide on a field of psychology to examine-- neuroscience, health, sport, organizational, or maybe clinical. Then look into debates within the field and begin to zero in on a good research topic. Stay away from pop psychology topics, which do not lend themselves to psychological research or scientific discoveries. These topics would include dream analysis, self-help books, astrology, or psychics.