IB Psychology SL 3.3.10 Improving Relationships Questions

Refer to the paper 2 assessment criteria when awarding marks.
The command term "discuss" requires candidates to offer a considered and balanced review of two strategies for reducing violence.

A number of different strategies may be included. A strategy is any plan of action or a programme for reducing violence.

Examples of strategies may include, but are not limited to:
- Olweus, 1993 - a community based strategy
- MACS, 2002 - a community based strategy
- zero tolerance anti-bullying programmes
- Aronson, 1979 - jigsaw classrooms against bullying
- Feshbach and Feshbach, 1982 empathy training
- Figueiredo et al., 2007 - computer based strategies to improve empathy.

Discussion of the effectiveness of the strategies may include, but is not limited to:
- cultural issues
- gender issues
- ethical issues
- long-term versus short-term effects
- the difficulty in assessing the effectiveness of a strategy.

If a candidate discusses more than two strategies for reducing violence, credit should be given only to the first two discussions. However, candidates may address other strategies for reducing violence and be awarded marks for these as long as they are clearly used to evaluate one or both of the two main strategies addressed in the response.

If a candidate discusses only one strategy for reducing violence, the response should be awarded up to a maximum of [5 marks] for criterion A, knowledge and comprehension, up to a maximum of [4 marks] for criterion B, critical thinking, and up to a maximum of [2 marks] for criterion C, organization.