Download AP Psychology Course Outline

AP Psychology Course Outline
Unit (% of AP Exam)…Myers Chapters
I. History & Approaches (2-4%)……………1/A1/B1
a. Logic, Philosophy, History of Science
b. Approaches
i. Biological
ii. Behavioral
iii. Cognitive
iv. Humanistic
v. Psychodynamic
vi. Sociocultural
vii. Evolutionary
c. Careers in Psychology
d. Industrial/Organizational Psychology
II. Memory/Cognition (8-10%)……………………7/D1
a. Memory
b. Retrieval
c. Forgetting
d. False Memories
e. Biological Factors
f. Disrupted Memory
III. Learning (7-9%)………………………………………..…..6
a. Classical Conditioning
b. Operant Conditioning
c. Cognitive Processes of Learning
d. Biological Factors
e. Social Learning
IV. Research Methods (8-10%)………….……….……….2
a. Experimental, Correlational, & Clinical
Research
b. Scientific Method
a. Descriptive Research Methods
b. Statistics: Descriptive/Inferential
c. Ethics in Research
VIII. Developmental Psychology (7-9%)…………9
a. Life-span Approach
b. Research Methods
c. Heredity-Environmental Issues
d. Prenatal/Child/Adult development
e. Developmental Theories
f. Physical, Cognitive, Social, Moral Develop.
g. Sex Roles, Differences, Gender Identity
IX. Motivation & Emotion (6-8%)………………....8
a. Theories of Motivation
b. Biological Motivation
c. Innate & Social Needs as Motivation
d. Functions of Emotion
e. Theories of Emotion
f. Expression of Emotion
g. Stress
X. Personality (5-7%)……………………………….………10
a. Personality Theory & Approaches
b. Assessment Techniques
c. Self-concept & Self-esteem
d. Cultural Impacts
XI. Testing & Individual Differences (5-7%)…..…11
a. Thinking
b. Problem Solving & Creativity
c. Language
d. Intelligence
e. Genetics
XII. Abnormal Psychology (7-9%)………………… ....12
a. Definition of Abnormality
b. Disorders: Anxiety, Mood, Somatoform,
Dissociative, Personality, Schizophrenic
c. Diagnostics
V. Neuroscience (8-10%)…………………………...……….3
a. Neuroanatomy
b. Neurotransmission
c. The Nervous and Endocrine Systems
d. Physiological Techniques
e. Genetics
XIII. Treatment & Therapies (5-7%)…………...……..13
a. Treatment Approaches
b. Modes of Therapy
c. Biomedical Therapies
d. Community & Preventative Approaches
VI. Sensation & Perception (6-8%)……………………..4
a. Thresholds
b. Sensory Mechanisms (Vision, hearing)
c. Sensory Adaptation
d. Perceptual Processes
XIV. Social Psychology (8-10%)…………………… ….14
a. Interpersonal Perception
b. Attribution Processes
c. Attitudes
d. Prejudice
e. Conformity, Compliance, & Obedience
f. Group Dynamics
VII. States of Consciousness (2-4%)…………...…5/C1
a. Sleep and Dreaming
b. Sleep Disorders
c. Hypnosis & Meditation
d. Psychoactive Drug Effects