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AP Psychology
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(Ms. Dvorak)
(Mr. Cosentino)
(Mr. Koller)
AP Psychology is one of six advanced placement courses offered in the Social Studies Department. AP Psychology is the largest and most popular of the AP courses offered in social studies. Students often take AP Psychology as one of their first AP courses and is open to students their junior and senior year. AP Psychology is a subject of human knowledge that provides insight into why human beings think, feel, and behave. Psychology is a general education requirement at many universities and can enhance your understanding of what motivates individuals, as well as topics like perception, sensation, abnormal behavior, and many more.
AP College Board Overview-AP Psychology
Should I Take AP Psychology?
Benefits
· Psych is Interesting!
· Career Prep—Psych is good for most fields!!
o Medical, Legal, Education, Business, Psychologists and Psychiatrists
o ANY Career where you deal with people
· Gain a better understanding of yourself and others
· Credit for a Social Studies Elective
· Looks good on College and Scholarship Applications
· Passing the Exam saves you money in college—Psych is a Gen Ed requirement.
· Makes college easier since you have already done college-level work.
· AP grades are weighted, so it calculates in the GPA as one grade higher.
· Awesome Teachers ;)
What will I learn?
· Psychology is the study of how we think, feel, and behave.
o Personality
o Social Psych
o The Brain
o Memory and Thinking
o Motivation and Emotion
o Psych Disorders
o Stress
o Development
o Drugs and Sleep
o Sensation and Perception
o Learning
o Intelligence
FAQs
· What do I need to score to get college credit?
o You will earn a score of 1-5 on the exam. The College Board considers a score of “3” passing. Most state schools in the Midwest will accept a 3.
· What’s the pass rate?
o Over 90% of SHS students who take AP Psych pass.
· Who can take it?
o The course is open to juniors and seniors
· What will I be required to do?
o Participate in discussions, demonstrations and fun activities
o Chapter Homework and Unit Tests
o Interesting Projects
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