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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

8 Sensation and Perception

Thresholds

Vision

Hearing (Audition)

Touch (Somatosensation)

Body Senses

Chemical Senses

Perceptual Processes

9 States of Consciousness

Levels of Consciousness

Sleep and Dreams

Hypnosis

Meditation

Drugs

10 Learning

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Superstitious Behavior

Cognitive Processes in Learning

Biological Factors in Learning

11 Cognition

Models of Memory

Language

Thinking

12 Motivation and Emotion

Theories of Motivation

Physiological Motives

Social Motivation

Theories of Emotion

Stress and Coping

Positive Psychology

13 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

14 Personality

Personality Theories and Approaches

Assessment Techniques

Self-Concept and Self-Esteem

15 Testing and Individual Differences

Standardization and Norms

Reliability and Validity

Types of Tests

Ethics and Standards in Testing

Intelligence and Intelligence Testing

Heredity/Environment and Intelligence

Human Diversity

16 Abnormal Behavior

Defining Abnormal Behavior

Causes of Abnormal Behavior

Types of Disorders

17 Treatment of Abnormal Behavior

Mental Health Practitioners

Brief History of Therapy

Treatment Approaches

Biological/Biomedical Treatments

Modes of Therapy

Community and Preventive Approaches

18 Social Psychology

Group Dynamics

Attribution Processes

Interpersonal Perception

Conformity, Compliance, Obedience

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Aggression/Antisocial Behavior

STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence

AP Psychology Practice Exam 1 and Answers

AP Psychology Practice Exam 2 and Answers

Appendixes

Glossary

Bibliography

Websites

PREFACE

Welcome to the updated 2010–2011 edition of this test preparation book for AP Psychology. Changes in this edition reflect changes to the 2010–2011 Course Description for AP Psychology from the College Board. The book has been designed so that it is user friendly and employs the concepts psychologists know about learning and remembering to help you succeed. Each chapter begins with an advance organizer to help you understand the material. Smaller sections enable you to fit what you are learning into the framework of what you already know. Features that previous users found most helpful, such as the definitions in the glossary at the end of the book, questions very similar to those actually on the AP exam, and Rapid Review at the end of each content chapter have been retained.

If psychology were mainly common sense, as many people think, you wouldn’t need this book. You wouldn’t need to study either. In fact, many concepts in psychology are counterintuitive, the opposite of what common sense leads us to think. Actually, psychology is a real science with a substantial knowledge base. If you are currently enrolled in an Advanced Placement Psychology course, you know how much more than listening to people’s problems and analyzing them is included in the study of psychology, and you know how many hundreds of pages you need to navigate in a hard-covered course textbook. If you’re not enrolled in an AP course, you may need additional support to help you select material that is likely to be tested on the May exam. In either situation, you’ll benefit from this book created to help you study for the Advanced