SYLLABUS FOR AP PSYCHOLOGY

 OVERVIEW:     Students will be introduced to the systematic and scientific study of behavior and mental processes in humans and animals. Principles and phenomena in psychology's major subfields will be emphasized. Students will prepare to acceptably complete the AP Psychology Examination.        

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COURSE CONTENT:

I. History of psychology, methods of measuring behavior and statistics (Intro and Ch.1)
Test- Feb.1
 II. Biology of behavior (Ch.2)
Test-Feb.11
III. Child growth and human development; States of consciousness (Chs. 3,4&7)
Test-Feb.19
IV. Sensation and perception (Chs. 5&6)
Test-Feb.28
V. Motivation and Emotion(Chs. 12&13)
Test-Mar.10
VI. Theories of Learning (Ch.8)
Test-March 26
VII. Memory, Thinking and Intelligence (Chs. 9,10 and 11)
Test-April 3
VIII. Theories of Personality (Ch.14)
Test-April 11
IX. Mental Disorders and Therapies (Chs. 15 & 16)
Test-April 23
X. Social Psychology (Ch. 18)
Test-May 7

AP National Exam-Tuesday, May 13, 2007 (afternoon session)
Review sessions for the national exam:
Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 2:30-4:00 P.M. following the spring break
Every afternoon (Mon.-Thurs.) May 5-8, 2:30-4:00 P.M.
Saturday session May 10, 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. (NE103)
Afternoon session: Monday afternoon, May 12, 2:30 -?
Recommended Purchase: Cracking the AP Psychology Exam
Princeton Review, Random House, Inc.
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GRADING POLICY:

Assessments are 70 percent of the grade, chapter outlines are 20 percent of the grade and reflection exercises are ten percent of the grade. Students have an opportunity to correct their tests and earn back fifty percent of the lost points.