AP Psychology Resources

• Review & AP Exam Resources 
• Unit 1 History & Approaches
• Unit 2 Research Methods
• Unit 3A Neural Processing & Endocrine System
• Unit 3B The Brain
• Unit 3C Genetics
• Unit 4 Sensation & Perception 
• Unit 5 States of Consciousness
• Unit 6 Learning
• Unit 7A Memory
• Unit 7B Thinking, Problem Solving, Creativity, Language
• Unit 8A Motivation
• Unit 8B Emotions, Stress, & Health
• Unit 9 Developmental Psychology
• Unit 10 Personality
• Unit 11 Testing & Individual Differences
• Unit 12 Abnormal Psychology
• Unit 13 Treatment of Psychological Disorders
• Unit 14 Social Psychology​

HW Due Wednesday, August 21st:

• Unit 1&2 Vocab​
• Unit 1&2 Test

HW Due Monday, August 19th:

• Finish Unit 1, Unit 2.1, and Unit 2.2 Activities Packets (finish all the activities packets we have worked on in class)

In Class Wednesday, August 15th - Unit 2.2 Correlation & Experimentation

• Quiz in assigned pairs
• Review: peer grade the last quiz in assigned pairs
• Unit 2.2 Activities packets in assigned groups
• Interactive lecture, discussion, Q&A on Unit 2.2
• Chocolate memory experiment demo & discussion

HW Due Thursday, August 15th:

• Read, take notes, and make Vocab Note Cards for Unit 2.3 p37-end of unit

In Class Tuesday, August 13th - Unit 2.1 Research Methods & Descriptive Methods:

• Continue Unit 1 Interactive lecture & discussion
• Finish Unit 1 Activities sheet with new partner
• 7 Approaches of Psychology hand drawing mnemonic and discussion
• Unit 2.1 Activities sheet in assigned groups
• Interactive lecture, discussion, Q&A on Unit 2.1
• Operational Definition demo and discussion- Yearbook smiles - directions given out in class

HW Due Tuesday, August 13th:

• Read, take notes, and make Vocab Note Cards for Unit 2.2 p29-37

In Class Friday, August 9th - Unit 1 History & Approaches to Psychology:

• Reminder of AP Exam date
• Unit 1 Quiz
• Unit 1 Activities sheet in assigned pairs
• Interactive lecture, discussion, Q&A on Unit 1
• Predicting Student Behavior demo / experiment & discussion
• Diagnostic test results

HW Due Friday, August 9th:

• Read, take notes, and make Vocab Note Cards for Unit 2.1 p19-29
• Purchase Vocab Note Cards for the year
• Signed student-parent syllabus form (last page of the syllabus)

​In Class Wednesday, August 7th - Course Intro:

• Seating chart
• Go the library for the text book
• The summer assignment was reading, taking notes, and making Vocab Note Cards for Unit 1 p1-15. Students will take a diagnostic test on the reading
• Fill out class questionnaire
• Distribute Study Guides
• Intro to Psychology True False Questionnaire with partner. Discuss results.
• Discuss class routines, storage locations, room tour, nurse pass, art supplies, where to find the AP PSYCH Extras tray, etc.
• Preview mrlipsky.com
• Explain reading, note taking, and note cards
• Distribute Syllabus, explain student-parent syllabus form