AP Psychology

AP Psychology Syllabus

Summer Homework: Watch 10 episodes, of your choice, of Crash Course Psychology

Textbook: Myers’ Psychology for AP (Second Edition)

Approximate Grade Breakdown:

60% Tests and Quizzes, 40% Assignments, Unit Vocabulary & Projects

First Semester Class Outline:

Units 1 & 2 History of Psychology and Research Methods (Modules 1-8): Test on September 12

Unit 3 Biological Bases of Behavior (Modules 9-15): Test on October 4

Unit 4 & 5 Sensation & Perception, States of Consciousness (Modules 16-25): Test on November 8

Unit 6 & 7 Learning & Cognition (Modules 26-36): Test will be part of the Semester Final Exam

Second Semester Class Outline

Unit 8 & 9 Motivation, Emotion, Stress & Developmental Psychology (Modules 37-54)

Unit 10 & 11 Personality & Testing and Individual Differences (Modules 55-64)

Unit 12 & 13 Abnormal Behavior & Treatment (Modules 65-73)

Unit 14 Social Psychology (Modules 74-80)

Review for AP Examination

Successful completion of AP Examination will exempt student from second semester final exam.