• Choose a category
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• Classic-Fiction

—Review Chapters 5–7.

JANUARY (20 weeks have elapsed.)

—Read and study Chapter 11, Cognition. Answer all Review Questions. If you have time, visit the Exploratorium website to do activities dealing with cognition.

—Read and study Chapter 12, Motivation and Emotion. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 13, Developmental Psychology. Answer Review Questions

—Review Chapters 8–10.

FEBRUARY

—Read and study Chapter 14, Personality. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 15, Testing and Individual Differences. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 16, Abnormal Psychology. Answer all Review Questions.

—Review Chapters 5–13.

MARCH (30 weeks have now elapsed.)

—Read and study Chapter 17, Treatment of Psychological Disorders. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 18, Social Psychology. Answer all Review Questions.

—Review all Step 4 Chapters 5–18.

APRIL

—Take Practice Exam 1 the first week in April.

—Score your answers.

—Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.

—Study appropriate chapters to correct your weaknesses.

—Go over previous AP Psychology exams you took.

—Go to suggested websites that offer additional questions for you to answer.

MAY (THIS IS IT!)

—Review all Step 4 Chapters 5–18.

—Take Practice Exam 2.

—Score your answers.

—Study appropriate material to correct your weaknesses.

—Get a good night’s sleep before the exam. Fall asleep knowing that you are well prepared.

I hope the test questions give you an opportunity to show how well prepared you are!

Plan B: You Have One Semester to Prepare

If your class is learning topics in a different order, it would be beneficial for you to substitute the corresponding Step 4 chapters in this book.

JANUARY–FEBRUARY

—Carefully read Chapters 1–4 of this book.

—Take the Diagnostic Exam and get an idea of what you’ll need to know to succeed in this course.

—Read and study Chapter 5, History and Approaches. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 6, Research Methods. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 7, Biological Bases of Behavior. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 8, Sensation and Perception. Answer all Review Questions. If you have time, visit the San Francisco Exploratorium website to do related activities.

—Read and study Chapter 9, States of Consciousness. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 10, Learning. Answer all Review Questions.

MARCH (10 weeks to go)

—Read and study Chapter 11, Cognition. Answer all Review Questions. If you have time, visit the Exploratorium website to do activities dealing with cognition.

—Read and study Chapter 12, Motivation and Emotion. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 13, Developmental Psychology. Answer Review Questions.

—Review Chapters 5–10.

—Read and study Chapter 14, Personality. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 15, Testing and Individual Differences. Answer all Review Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 16, Abnormal Psychology. Answer all Review Questions.

—Review Chapters 5–16.

APRIL

—Read and Study Chapter 17, Treatment of Psychological Disorders. Answer Questions.

—Read and study Chapter 18, Social Psychology. Answer all Review Questions.

—Take Practice Exam 1.

—Score your answers.

—Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.

—Study appropriate chapters to correct your weaknesses.

—Review all Step 4 Chapters 5–18.

MAY (first 2 weeks) (THIS IS IT!)

—Take Practice Exam 2.

—Score your answers.

—Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.

—Study appropriate material to correct your weaknesses.

—Get a good night’s sleep before the exam knowing that you are well prepared.

I hope the test questions give you an opportunity to show how well prepared you are!

Plan C: You Have Six Weeks to Prepare

When time is short, you need to use this book as a specific guide to the AP Psychology exam. Rather than rereading an introductory psychology college textbook, you can read through the Step