AP Psychology Course: Comprehensive Review with 2022 Exams & Testing Strategies

Hello and welcome to my Ongoing A.P. Psychology Exam-Prep! This set of meetings is designed to bring the most up-to-date testing strategies and methodologies for approaching each concept covered on the A.P. Psychology exam. This process has been streamlined and made as efficient as possible for each learner's needs. 

Each meeting is designed to explain in full details a handful of concepts that are widely-tested . These concepts are then tied directly to practice problems and drills from newly-released exams and educational material. This method allows for a student at any level to enroll at any point during the duration of the course and immediately begin receiving academic instruction. 


AP COURSE & EXAM INTRODUCTION:

Set Up Your Study Plan

What You Need to Know About the AP Psychology Exam

Background Information

Some Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Psychology Exam

How to Plan Your Time

Your Personalized Study Plan for the AP Psychology Exam

Three Timelines for Preparing for the AP Psychology Exam

 Determine Your Test Readiness

Take a Diagnostic Exam

Diagnostic Exam in AP Psychology

 Develop Strategies for Success

How to Approach Each Question Type

Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions

Section II: The Free-Response Questions

Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High

OVERVIEW OF CONTENT REVIEW AND CONCEPTS (By Topic):

-Foundations: History
-Foundations: Methods and Approaches
 -Biological Bases: The Brain and Nervous System
-Biological Bases: Consciousness
-Sensation and Perception
-Learning
-Cognitive Psychology: Memory, Language, and Problem-Solving
-Cognitive Psychology: Intelligence and Testing
-Developmental Psychology
-Motivation and Emotion
-Personality
-Clinical Psychology: Disorders
-Clinical Psychology: Treatment
-Social Psychology

*2022 Newly-Released ExamsDrills & Problems
Answers and Explanations*


FULL CONTENT REVIEW

Scientific Foundations of Psychology

-Roots of Psychology
-Schools of Psychology
-Principal Approaches to Psychology
-Domains of Psychology
-Experimental Method
-Correlational Research
-Case Study
-Elementary Statistics
-Ethical Guidelines

Biological Bases of Behavior

-Techniques to Learn About Structure and Function
-Organization of Your Nervous System
-Localization and Lateralization of the Brain’s Function
-Structure and Function of the Neuron
-The Endocrine System
-Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology
-Genetics and Behavior
-Levels of Consciousness
-Sleep and Dreams
-Hypnosis
-Meditation
-Drugs

Sensation and Perception

-Thresholds
-Vision
-Hearing (Audition)
-Touch (Somatosensation)
-Body Senses”
-Chemical Senses
-Perceptual Processes

Learning

-Classical Conditioning
-Operant Conditioning
-Superstitious Behavior
-Cognitive Processes in Learning
-Biological Factors in Learning

Cognition

-Models of Memory
-Language
-Thinking
-Standardization and Norms
-Reliability and Validity
-Types of Tests
-Ethics and Standards in Testing
-Intelligence and Intelligence Testing
-Heredity/Environment and Intelligence
-Human Diversity

Developmental Psychology

-Key Issues in Development
-Methods of Studying Development
-Physical Development
-Theories of Cognitive Development
-Theories of Moral Development
-Theories of Social and Emotional Development
-Gender Roles and Sex Differences

Motivation, Emotion, and Personality

-Theories of Motivation
-Physiological Motives
-Social Motivation
-Theories of Emotion
-Stress and Coping
-Positive Psychology
-Personality Theories and Approaches
-Assessment Techniques
-Self-Concept and Self-Esteem

Clinical Psychology

-Defining Abnormal Behavior
-Causes of Abnormal Behavior
-Types of Disorders
-Mental Health Practitioners
-Brief History of Therapy
-Treatment Approaches
-Biological/Biomedical Treatments
-Modes of Therapy
-Community and Preventive Approaches

Social Psychology

-Group Dynamics
-Attribution Processes
-Interpersonal Perception
-Conformity, Compliance, Obedience
-Attitudes and Attitude Change
-Aggression/Antisocial Behavior

 Building Your Test-Taking Confidence

Testing Strategies for the AP Psychology Exam

1 How to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions
2 How to Approach Free-Response Questions
3 Using Time Effectively to Maximize Points
4 Strategy Drills

AP Psychology Practice Exam 

-Answers and Explanations
-Scoring and Interpreting

Practice:

2022 Exams Practice Problems

2022 Practice Drills:

*180 Daily Questions and Activities in 5 Minutes a Day”