Students in this course extend their study of the main content areas of IB Psychology 2: Biological Level of Analysis, Cognitive Level of Analysis, and Socio-Cultural Level of Analysis. In addition to these main content areas, IB Psychology 3 focuses on research methods, technological impacts on psychological research and human behavior, animal research impacts on studying human behavior, and the effects of globalization on human behavior. IB Psychology 3 also dives into studying two of the four optional areas dictated by the IBO. These areas of focus are chosen at teacher discretion and could change year to year. The optional areas include: health psychology, developmental psychology, relational psychology, and abnormal psychology.