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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Units of Study (Semester 1: 86 days, Semester 2: 75 days + 20 days after the test)
Under-view
Unit 1: Scientific Foundations of Psychology - 17 class periods - 10-14% of AP Test
Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Psychology | Ch. 1 Notes | Ch. 1 Section Outline
Chapter 2 - The Research Enterprise in Psychology | Ch. 2 Notes | Ch. 2 Section Outline
Roll Dice: Mean, Median, Mode (Supplemental) | Dice Roller
Age and Height (Supplemental)
Research Methods - Descriptive Statistics (Supplemental)
Research Methods - Hypothesis and Variables (Supplemental)
Stranger Paper (Supplemental)
Socratic Discussion:
Academic Article:
Ted Talk Title:
Academic Film: Stanford Prison Experiment (YouTube)
Overview - Unit 1 Study Guide
Book: NONE
Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior - 13 class periods – 8-10% of AP Test
Chapter 3 - The Biological Bases of Behavior | Ch. 3 Notes | Ch. 3 Section Outline
EdPuzzle: 2-minute NeuroScience: The Neuron
EdPuzzle: 2-minute NeuroScience: The Glial Cells
EdPuzzle: Action Potential
EdPuzzle: Acetylcholine
EdPuzzle: Dopamine and Reward
Brain Webquest (Supplemental)
Wagner Preference Inventory - Right vs. Left Brain (Supplemental)
Functions of Nervous System (Supplemental Quiz)
The Anatomy of the Brain I | The Anatomy of the Brain II | The Anatomy of the Brain III (Supplemental)
The Endocrine System (Handout)
Map the Structure of the Neuron (Supplemental)
Brain is Wider than the Sky (mini-project) | Rubric
Socratic Discussion:
Academic Article: 10 Unsolved Mysteries of the Brain (Supplemental)
Ted Talk Title: Growing Evidence of Brain Plasticity
Academic Film: Three Identical Strangers Guided Questions (Supplemental)
Overview - Unit 2 Study Guide
Book: 40 Studies That Changed Psychology | Chapter 1: Biology and Human Behavior (p. 1-34) | Guided Reading Questions
Unit 3: Sensation and Perception - 14 class periods – 6-8% of AP Test
Chapter 4 - Sensation and Perception | Ch. 4 Notes | Ch. 4 Section Outline
Chapter 5 - Variations and Consciousness | Ch. 5 Notes | Ch. 5 Section Outline
What's the Risk? (Supplemental Lesson Plan)
Mouse Party (Supplemental Flash Game)
Socratic Discussion: Socratic Discussion: Rat Park
Academic Article: Many Teens Fall Short on Sleep Article (Supplemental)
Ted Talk Title:
Academic Film: Inception Guided Questions (Supplemental)
Overview - Unit 3 Study Guide
Book: 40 Studies That Changed Psychology | Chapter 2: Perception and Consciousness (p. 35-64) | Guided Reading Questions
Unit 4: Learning - 11 class periods – 7-9% of AP Test
Chapter 6 - Learning | Ch. 6 Notes | Ch. 6 Section Outline
Classical vs. Operant Conditioning (Supplemental Quiz)
UpTalk Article (Supplemental)
Always Wanting More (Supplemental)
Overview - Unit 4 Study Guide
-->ADD - ACE Adverse Childhood Experience and effects on Learning (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/03/21/the-poverty-clinic) and (https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/02/387007941/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean)
Book: 40 Studies That Changed Psychology | Chapter 3: Learning and Cognition (p. 65-92) | Guided Reading Questions
Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology – 19 class periods – 13-17% of AP Test
Chapter 7 – Memory | Ch. 7 Notes | Ch. 7 Section Outline
Chapter 8 – Language and Thought | Ch. 8 Notes | Ch. 8 Section Outline
Chapter 9 – Intelligence and Psychological Testing | Ch. 9 Notes | Ch. 9 Section Outline
Meyers Briggs Test (Instructions)
Inside Out Guided Questions (Supplemental)
Made Up Stereotypes Hurt Article (Supplemental)
https://www.popsci.com/story/science/benefits-of-learning-second-language-early/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email
Overview - Unit 5 Study Guide
Book: 40 Studies That Changed Psychology | Chapter 4: Intelligence, Cognition, and Memory (p. 93-125) | Guided Reading Questions
MIDTERM EXAM
Research – 2 days
Key Contributors (Fill-in)
Unit Presentations – 5 days
Review – 1 day
Practice FRQs
Midterm Exam – 4 days
Unit 6: Developmental Psychology – 12 class periods – 7-9% of AP Test
Chapter 11 – Human Development Across the Life Span | Notes | Ch. 11 Section Outline
Child Development Theories (Supplemental Guided Notes)
Overview - Unit 6 Study Guide
Book: 40 Studies That Changed Psychology | Chapter 5: Human Development (p. 126-157) | Guided Reading Questions
Unit 7: Motivation, Emotion, and Personality – 21 class periods – 11-15% of AP Test
Chapter 10 – Motivation and Emotion | Notes | Ch. 10 Section Outline
Chapter 12 – Personality | Notes | Ch. 12 Section Outline
Chapter 14 – Stress, Coping, and Health | Notes | Ch. 14 Section Outline
Defense Mechanisms (Supplemental Quiz)
The Martian Guided Questions (Supplemental)
Overview - Unit 7 Study Guide
Book: 40 Studies That Changed Psychology | Chapter 6: Emotion and Motivation (p. 158-188) | Guided Reading Questions
Book: 40 Studies That Changed Psychology | Chapter 7: Personality (p. 189-224) | Guided Reading Questions
Unit 8: Clinical Psychology – 22 class periods – 12-16% of AP Test
Chapter 15 – Psychological Disorders | Notes | Ch. 15 Section Outline
Chapter 16 – Treatments of Psychological Disorders | Notes | Ch. 16 Section Outline
The Breakfast Club Guided Questions (Supplemental)
Lars and the Real Girl Guided Questions (Supplemental)
A Beautiful Mind Guided Questions (Supplemental)
Overview - Unit 8 Study Guide
Book: 40 Studies That Changed Psychology | Chapter 8: Psychopathology (p. 225-255) | Guided Reading Questions
Book: 40 Studies That Changed Psychology | Chapter 9: Psychotherapy (p. 256-283) | Guided Reading Questions
Unit 9: Social Psychology – 13 class periods – 8-10% of AP Test
Chapter 13 – Social Behavior | Notes | Ch. 13 Section Outline
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (YouTube)
Overview - Unit 9 Study Guide
Book: 40 Studies That Changed Psychology | Chapter 10: Social Psychology (p. 284-315) | Guided Reading Questions
FINAL EXAM
Research – 3 days
Unit Presentations – 4 days
Review – 1 day
Practice FRQs
Guided Questions: Crash Course: Part I | Crash Course: Part II | Crash Course: Part III
Midterm Exam – 1 day
AP TEST and Beyond
AP Test – 1 day
AP Olympics – 13 days
Finals – 3 days
Study Guide
T-SETs
T-set 1 (1) | T-set 1 (2) | T-set 2 (3) | T-set 3 (4) |T-set 3 (5) | T-set 4 | T-set 5 | T-set 6 | T-set 7 | T-set 8 | T-set 9