{"id":15563,"date":"2026-01-28T13:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/?p=15563"},"modified":"2026-03-10T05:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:20:13","slug":"paper-one-overview-in-ib-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2026\/01\/28\/paper-one-overview-in-ib-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper One Overview in IB Psychology<\/br><font size=5>For exams starting May 2027<\/font>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This post outlines the contents and requirements of IB Psychology: Paper One. <\/strong>Each year I&#8217;ll update this with a sample of the exam questions asked in the May and November exams so a combination of IB Past Papers for IB Psychology can be accumulated. However, due to copyright reasons I can&#8217;t replicate them all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jump To In This Post:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#section-a\"><strong>Section A: SAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#section-b\"><strong>Section B: ASAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#section-c\"><strong>Section C: Essays<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#past-papers\"><strong>Past IB Papers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#study-tips\"><strong>Study Tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#example-answers\"><strong>Example Answers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15000\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.themantic-education.com\/collections\/ib-psychology-a-students-guide\/products\/ib-psychology-a-student-s-guide-2025-edition\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15000\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15000\" class=\"wp-image-15000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small.jpg?resize=233%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small-scaled.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small-scaled.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small-scaled.jpg?resize=1086%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small-scaled.jpg?resize=1448%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C141&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small-scaled.jpg?resize=906%2C1281&amp;ssl=1 906w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1697&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small-scaled.jpg?w=1811&amp;ssl=1 1811w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/A-Students-Guide-Book-Cover-copy-small-scaled.jpg?w=1572&amp;ssl=1 1572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Content on this page has been adapted from our textbook, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.themantic-education.com\/collections\/ib-psychology-a-students-guide\/products\/ib-psychology-a-student-s-guide-2025-edition\">Chapter 16: Revision<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Paper 1 Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The following table gives you a quick overview of Paper 1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SrgfbPWep0s?si=eZEMxByy2EdK3TQj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH<\/a> the video).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2026\/01\/28\/paper-one-overview-in-ib-psychology\/223e5227-54ab-4569-8124-7321bd5539b1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15589\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/223e5227-54ab-4569-8124-7321bd5539b1.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paper 1 is worth 35% of the total mark for SL students and 25% for HL.<br \/>\n<a id=\"section-a\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Section A<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">These are two short answer questions (SAQs) designed to test your knowledge of the content from two of the three approaches:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Biological<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Cognitive<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Sociocultural<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The table below shows the topics you should revise for these questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/?attachment_id=15566\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15566\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15566\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-15.20.30.png?resize=634%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-15.20.30.png?w=634&amp;ssl=1 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-15.20.30.png?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-15.20.30.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15569\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.10.06.png?resize=649%2C188&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.10.06.png?w=649&amp;ssl=1 649w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.10.06.png?resize=300%2C87&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.10.06.png?resize=100%2C29&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-b\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Section B<\/h2>\n<p>Section B tests your ability to take what you&#8217;ve learned from the approaches (see Table 1 above) and apply it to a scenario or problem. There are two questions and\u00a0 each question is based on a scenario or problem related to <strong>one\u00a0<\/strong>area of study from\u00a0<strong>one<\/strong> of the four contexts. The four contexts are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Human Relationships<\/li>\n<li>Learning and Cognition<\/li>\n<li>Health and Wellbeing<\/li>\n<li>Human Development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will apply your knowledge of the key terms to answer the question. This means you will revise the same topics and key terms from the three approaches for Section A <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> Section B.<\/p>\n<p>To see what &#8220;areas of study&#8221; (i.e. topics) could be asked about, scroll down to Table 2.<\/p>\n<p>Example combinations of content and context:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An etic approach to studying theory of mind.<\/li>\n<li>Social learning theory and the prevalence of health problems.<\/li>\n<li>Animal models of brain development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2026\/01\/28\/paper-one-overview-in-ib-psychology\/untitled-1-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15576\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Untitled-1.png?resize=786%2C753&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Untitled-1.png?resize=1024%2C981&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Untitled-1.png?resize=300%2C287&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Untitled-1.png?resize=768%2C736&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Untitled-1.png?resize=100%2C96&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Untitled-1.png?resize=906%2C868&amp;ssl=1 906w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Untitled-1.png?resize=1200%2C1150&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Untitled-1.png?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2026\/01\/28\/paper-one-overview-in-ib-psychology\/screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16-10-50\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15570\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.10.50.png?resize=627%2C219&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.10.50.png?w=627&amp;ssl=1 627w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.10.50.png?resize=300%2C105&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.10.50.png?resize=100%2C35&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-c\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Section C<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">In Section C, you will be given <strong>two<\/strong> essay questions based on two different contexts. You will choose <strong>one<\/strong> to answer. The question will use the command term discuss, evaluate or to what extent. The questions will also combine an \u201carea of study\u201d from the context with one concept. Table 2 (below) provides a brief overview of all areas of study from the four contexts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The six concepts are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Bias<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Measurement<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Causality<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Perspective<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Change<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Responsibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Mr Dixon has suggested for the IB to increase the number of essays questions to\u00a0<strong>three<\/strong> for SL students. This would mean they could focus on two contexts, rather than three. If you&#8217;re a teacher and you like this idea, please find the post on MyIB and express your support.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2026\/01\/28\/paper-one-overview-in-ib-psychology\/screenshot-2026-01-28-at-15-24-43\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15567\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15567\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-15.24.43.png?resize=640%2C691&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-15.24.43.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-15.24.43.png?resize=278%2C300&amp;ssl=1 278w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-15.24.43.png?resize=100%2C108&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2026\/01\/28\/paper-one-overview-in-ib-psychology\/screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16-14-12\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15571\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15571\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.14.12.png?resize=634%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.14.12.png?w=634&amp;ssl=1 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.14.12.png?resize=300%2C110&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-at-16.14.12.png?resize=100%2C37&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"past-papers\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Past IB Papers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Section A: SAQs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cognitive Approach: Explain anchoring bias with reference to one example of human behaviour. (Spec Paper 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Section B ASAQs:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Context: Learning and Cognition:\u00a0 <em>&#8220;A group of researchers investigated imagination as a cognitive process. They suggested a model in which imagination consists of three stages of processing: y Selection of elements y Random combination of elements with each other y Evaluation of combinations and output To test this model, they conducted a study with a sample of primary school children. Each child was given a set of toy body parts (for example, tails, feet, hair, wings) and asked to create an imaginary creature. Researchers observed that children first selected a subset of body parts then spent time randomly combining them with each other, before deciding on a final version and presenting it to the researchers. With reference to this study, explain the value of cognitive models for understanding cognitive processes.&#8221;<\/em> (Spec Paper 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Context: Human Development: <em>&#8220;As the school psychologist, you have been asked to suggest a strategy to promote empathy and\/or prosocial behaviour among children at your school. Explain how social learning theory could be used to achieve this goal.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/em>(Spec Paper 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Section C: Essays<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In the context of human development, evaluate one or more strategies used by developmental psychologists to measure theory of mind.* (Spec Paper 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>*Personally, I don&#8217;t think this question is fair and consistent with the IB&#8217;s guidelines for exam questions. The concept is &#8220;measurement,&#8221; not &#8220;strategies used to measure&#8221; stuff. A fairer version of this question would be: &#8220;In the context of human development, discuss the concept of measurement in relation to theory of mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15549\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2026\/01\/26\/is-an-essay-with-studies-better\/bundle-image\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15549\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15549\" class=\" wp-image-15549\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Bundle-Image.jpg?resize=246%2C331&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Bundle-Image.jpg?resize=762%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 762w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Bundle-Image.jpg?resize=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1 223w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Bundle-Image.jpg?resize=768%2C1032&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Bundle-Image.jpg?resize=100%2C134&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Bundle-Image.jpg?w=826&amp;ssl=1 826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Download <a href=\"https:\/\/store.themantic-education.com\/collections\/ib-psychology-a-students-guide\/products\/ib-psychology-a-student-s-guide-course-bundle-2025-edition?variant=49171587563713\">every lesson plan you&#8217;ll ever need for IB Psychology<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"study-tips\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Study Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Section A SAQs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pre-plan your answers<\/strong> by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2025\/02\/22\/the-t-rex-saq\/\">TREX method<\/a> to guide your note-taking and revision.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use flashcards to revise the key terms: <\/strong>you should know definitions of each of the topic titles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create topic summaries:\u00a0<\/strong>write 5-7 paragraph summaries of each of the topics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find an example:\u00a0<\/strong>Each topic needs an example &#8211; either a real study or hypothetical scenario. Plan these ahead of time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Section B ASAQs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Review every key term in the contexts:\u00a0<\/strong>Any of the approach content (Table 1 above) could be asked in relation to any of the context &#8220;areas of study&#8221; (Table 2). Therefore, you need to know what each of the key terms in the areas of study mean.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Revise your topic summaries\u00a0<\/strong>that you created for Section A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Section C Essays<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Master the content first:<\/strong> the &#8220;content&#8221; are the approach topics. The key to doing well in Paper 1 is to score well on the SAQs and ASAQs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find Overlaps:\u00a0<\/strong>Wherever possible you should plan to use approach content in your essay answers. 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