AP Psychology Syllabus

Course Description: Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes. This course should acquaint students with the basic psychological assumptions, principles, and phenomena associated with each major sub-fields within psychology. They also learn about the methods that psychologists use in the practice of their science. This course is mainly designed to get students to pass the AP Psychology Exam.

Major Assessments = 60%

Classwork/Homework = 40%

Course Outline:

Unit 1: History, Approaches, Research Methods

Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior

Unit 3: Learning

Unit 4: Personality

Unit 5: Social Psychology

Unit 6: Cognition

Unit 7: Abnormal Behavior

Unit 8: Treatment of Abnormal Behavior

Unit 9: Testing and Individual Differences

Unit 10: Developmental Psychology

Unit 11: Sensation and Perception

Unit 12: Motivation and Emotion

Unit 13: States of Consciousness

Expectations: Students will prepare for AP Psychology exam. All school rules will be enforced.

Late and missing work will follow the common Woodmont High school guidelines.

Psychology Honors Syllabus