{"id":14655,"date":"2023-04-02T07:40:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T22:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/?p=14655"},"modified":"2023-04-02T07:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T22:40:36","slug":"5-best-study-tip-for-ib-psych-ignore-command-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2023\/04\/02\/5-best-study-tip-for-ib-psych-ignore-command-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"#5 Best Study Tip for IB Psych: Ignore Command Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"

This tip is sure to cause a stir amongst some IB teachers as the command terms are like IB Gospel.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

In my early years of teaching I thought so, too. I had these plastered around the wall and thought they were the most important thing to know about the IB Psychology exams. However, over the years I\u2019ve realised that they\u2019re of minimal consequence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s <\/span>far more <\/span><\/i>important than knowing the command terms is focusing on knowing actual Psychology! Spend your time studying the meaning of psychological terminology, like neuroplasticity, enculturation and etiology. Focus on reviewing and analysing the psychological evidence (i.e. studies) and comprehending the theories. Go further and try to find limitations in the explanations and the evidence. If you focus on reviewing the real<\/em> content of the course, you\u2019ll be able to answer any IB exam question, regardless of the verb used at the start of the question. <\/span><\/p>\n

To be diplomatic, I\u2019ll summarise by saying that you\u2019re best to ignore the command terms when you\u2019re studying, but you may want to pay some attention to them in the exam question.<\/p>\n

That said, I\u2019ve demonstrated on numerous occasions how the command terms are of little importance. Here are some examples:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n