Units in AP Psychology:
During the course if the year we will cover the following units. Each unit has a page with all the information you will need for that part of the course. To determine the unit we are currently covering, see the calendar below and look for upcoming assignments and tests.
Unit Pages:
History and Approaches
This unit is all about the history of psychology and explaining the various approached modern psychologists take.
Research Methods
This unit covers the basics of how psychologists do research. From the basic research procedures to ethical constraints on research to statistical analysis.
Social Psychology
We all behave differently when we are around others. This unit will examine various aspects of this phenomenon and will hopefully leave all of you better able to understand how your social surroundings effect you.
Biological Processes
In order to understand psychology we must understand the physical structures that make it all possible.
Developmental Psychology
We are all constantly developing. This unit will trace various aspects of our development, from physical, emotional, social, sexual, moral, and cognitive.
Sensation and Perception
This unit helps us to understand how we input physical stimulus into our brain as well as how we perceive those sensations and do something with them.
States of Consciousness
This unit will address the various states of consciousness we all go through. We will focus on the normal, sleep and dreams, to the effects of drugs and other altered conciseness.
Learning
This section of the course introduces students to differences between learned and unlearned behavior. The primary focus is exploration of different kinds of learning, including classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning. The biological bases of behavior illustrate predispositions for learning.
Motivation and Emotion
In this part of the course, students explore biological and social factors that motivate
behavior and biological and cultural factors that influence emotion.
Intelligence and testing
An understanding of intelligence and assessment of individual differences is highlighted in this portion of of the course. Students must understand issues related to test construction and fair use.
Personality
In this section of the course, students explore major theories of how humans develop enduring patterns of behavior and personal characteristics that influence how others relate to them . The unit also addresses research methods used to assess personality .
Disorders and Therapies
Abnormal Behavior: In this portion of the course, students examine the nature of common challenges to adaptive functioning. This section emphasizes formal conventions that guide psychologists’ judgments about diagnosis and problem severity.
Therapies: This section of the course provides students with an understanding of empirically based treatments of psychological disorders. The topic emphasizes descriptions of treatment modalities based on various orientations in psychology.
This unit is all about the history of psychology and explaining the various approached modern psychologists take.
Research Methods
This unit covers the basics of how psychologists do research. From the basic research procedures to ethical constraints on research to statistical analysis.
Social Psychology
We all behave differently when we are around others. This unit will examine various aspects of this phenomenon and will hopefully leave all of you better able to understand how your social surroundings effect you.
Biological Processes
In order to understand psychology we must understand the physical structures that make it all possible.
Developmental Psychology
We are all constantly developing. This unit will trace various aspects of our development, from physical, emotional, social, sexual, moral, and cognitive.
Sensation and Perception
This unit helps us to understand how we input physical stimulus into our brain as well as how we perceive those sensations and do something with them.
States of Consciousness
This unit will address the various states of consciousness we all go through. We will focus on the normal, sleep and dreams, to the effects of drugs and other altered conciseness.
Learning
This section of the course introduces students to differences between learned and unlearned behavior. The primary focus is exploration of different kinds of learning, including classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning. The biological bases of behavior illustrate predispositions for learning.
Motivation and Emotion
In this part of the course, students explore biological and social factors that motivate
behavior and biological and cultural factors that influence emotion.
Intelligence and testing
An understanding of intelligence and assessment of individual differences is highlighted in this portion of of the course. Students must understand issues related to test construction and fair use.
Personality
In this section of the course, students explore major theories of how humans develop enduring patterns of behavior and personal characteristics that influence how others relate to them . The unit also addresses research methods used to assess personality .
Disorders and Therapies
Abnormal Behavior: In this portion of the course, students examine the nature of common challenges to adaptive functioning. This section emphasizes formal conventions that guide psychologists’ judgments about diagnosis and problem severity.
Therapies: This section of the course provides students with an understanding of empirically based treatments of psychological disorders. The topic emphasizes descriptions of treatment modalities based on various orientations in psychology.
Exam Review
Exam Review Material- This material can be used to help you review for the Final Exam in the Fall as well as the AP exam in May.