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- AP Psychology Course Overview
SANTIAGO, SAMANTHA
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AP PSYCHOLOGY
Credits: 5
Grades: 11, 12
Purpose of the course: The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. Students also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice.
The grading system will be as follows:
Assignment
% of Final Grade
Major Assessments (Tests//Projects/Papers)
60
Minor Assessments (Quizzes/Activities)
30
Homework/Classwork
10
Units in AP Psychology [AP Psychology Syllabus]
The following topics are covered throughout this year in class and will appear on the AP exam:
- Perspectives in psychology
- Major Theories and Theorists of the 20th Century
- Research Methods and Experimental Design
- Biological Bases of Behavior
- Sensation and Perception
- States of Consciousness
- Learning
- Cognition (Thinking, Language, Memory)
- Development
- Motivation and Emotion
- Personality
- Gender and Social Norms
- Clinical Psychology and Therapies
- Social Psychology