Very well explained...I feel much confident to have a discussion with my students with regard to the evaluation part. Thank you for sharing the views points too of your student team.😊😊
I have a question as I’m struggling to understand what makes a good argument/counterargument for the EE and I would really appreciate some advice. For example, answering your sample question, would both versions be correct as the line of argument or only the 1st Version? Thank you! sample RQ: To what extent do pheromones affect attraction? Version 1 Argument: yes, discuss research showing that pheromones affect attraction Counterargument: no, discuss research showing that pheromones DON’T affect attraction Or Version 2 Argument: yes, discuss research showing that pheromones affect attraction Counterargument: but there are other alternative explanations. Discuss alternative explanations (using different level of analysis/approach) e.g. socio-cultural Thank you!
jestem_bogiem The examples used in the video were really basic. The question “to what extent do pheromones influence attraction” is too broad for an EE and wouldn’t be a great question in my opinion. As for counter arguments, a yes and no argument wouldn’t be enough. Let’s take this question for example: To what extent is mental imagery effective in managing performance anxiety in athletes? So you could have research that suggests that yes, it has been found to be effective but to build your counter arguments, you need to understand on what basis (method, sample, RCT, etc) did they establish that. Did the researches supporting the effectiveness compare a mental imagery group to another method of managing performance anxiety or compared it to a group that got no intervention at all? Those would be points of evaluation that you could use to transition into your counter arguments, and would also indicate that there’s no absolute “yes, mental imagery is effective.”. One counter argument could be that mental imagery is effective as an adjunct method not as a stand-alone method; you’d then use the research that tested MI as a standalone vs in addition to other interventions. Then there might be researches involving interviews of athletes or coaches report their experiences of MI through interview and observations. The intervention may have been found to be effective in a controlled environment but the individuals own experience cannot be ignored. So you could develop an argument out of that. Another interesting argument might be research conducted on individuals who suffer from aphantasia, which is an inability to voluntarily visualise mental imagery. Athletes belonging to this population of people would not be able to engage in mental imagery like others can, so for them, MI might not be effective. So it’s less about a yes and no, and more about yeah to a certain extent yes BUT...
jestem_bogiem I would highly recommend you read all the relevant papers that you collected and make notes as you read them. Just by reading the body of research that you’ve collected, you’d be able to find counter arguments. Select researches that have some variety, so you have enough to evaluate and argue. Choosing research papers that all use the same method or conduct research on the same population might make writing your essay difficult, be intentional in your choice of research. Another strategy would be to research reviews or papers that meta-analyse existing research; you are likely to get some lead on counter arguments there :)
@@ibpsychsurvival-mistykarma6902 Thank you for this quick replay, it is extremely useful! Would you be able to direct me to where I can find some good EE examples?
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Very well explained...I feel much confident to have a discussion with my students with regard to the evaluation part. Thank you for sharing the views points too of your student team.😊😊
I'm so glad to hear that :) Do follow my instagram page @ibpsychsurvival for more IB Psychology content!
Hey Misty! would a research question such as "to what extent does emotional intelligence predict the task performance of employees?" be too broad?
Personally, I think you should specify on where these employees are working. Ex: Amazon employees
Amazing, thank you so much!
jestem_bogiem glad you found it helpful :)
I have a question as I’m struggling to understand what makes a good argument/counterargument for the EE and I would really appreciate some advice. For example, answering your sample question, would both versions be correct as the line of argument or only the 1st Version? Thank you!
sample RQ: To what extent do pheromones affect attraction?
Version 1
Argument: yes, discuss research showing that pheromones affect attraction
Counterargument: no, discuss research showing that pheromones DON’T affect attraction
Or
Version 2
Argument: yes, discuss research showing that pheromones affect attraction
Counterargument: but there are other alternative explanations. Discuss alternative explanations (using different level of analysis/approach) e.g. socio-cultural
Thank you!
jestem_bogiem The examples used in the video were really basic. The question “to what extent do pheromones influence attraction” is too broad for an EE and wouldn’t be a great question in my opinion. As for counter arguments, a yes and no argument wouldn’t be enough. Let’s take this question for example: To what extent is mental imagery effective in managing performance anxiety in athletes? So you could have research that suggests that yes, it has been found to be effective but to build your counter arguments, you need to understand on what basis (method, sample, RCT, etc) did they establish that. Did the researches supporting the effectiveness compare a mental imagery group to another method of managing performance anxiety or compared it to a group that got no intervention at all? Those would be points of evaluation that you could use to transition into your counter arguments, and would also indicate that there’s no absolute “yes, mental imagery is effective.”. One counter argument could be that mental imagery is effective as an adjunct method not as a stand-alone method; you’d then use the research that tested MI as a standalone vs in addition to other interventions. Then there might be researches involving interviews of athletes or coaches report their experiences of MI through interview and observations. The intervention may have been found to be effective in a controlled environment but the individuals own experience cannot be ignored. So you could develop an argument out of that. Another interesting argument might be research conducted on individuals who suffer from aphantasia, which is an inability to voluntarily visualise mental imagery. Athletes belonging to this population of people would not be able to engage in mental imagery like others can, so for them, MI might not be effective. So it’s less about a yes and no, and more about yeah to a certain extent yes BUT...
jestem_bogiem I would highly recommend you read all the relevant papers that you collected and make notes as you read them. Just by reading the body of research that you’ve collected, you’d be able to find counter arguments. Select researches that have some variety, so you have enough to evaluate and argue. Choosing research papers that all use the same method or conduct research on the same population might make writing your essay difficult, be intentional in your choice of research. Another strategy would be to research reviews or papers that meta-analyse existing research; you are likely to get some lead on counter arguments there :)
@@ibpsychsurvival-mistykarma6902 Thank you for this quick replay, it is extremely useful! Would you be able to direct me to where I can find some good EE examples?
Thank you so much this is really helpful!!
Glad to hear that! :)