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Transferability and credibility

Factors that should be considered when transferring findings of a study to another population or context and the steps to ensuring credibility in research.

How often is this tested?

Tested 2 times in the last 7 years — 8% of all P3 past-paper questions (2 of 25).

Most often tested as SAQ (9 marks).

(Small sample — indicative only.)

Based on OwlsPrep's analysis of official CIE IB_PSYCH past papers (2019–2025).

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