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Course Characteristics
- This course is for students who are enrolled in or plan to take AP Psychology. The course follows the standard AP Psych curriculum issued by the College Board and Myer’s Psychology Textbook, utilizing resources from both as reference materials.
Course Layout
Unit 1: Scientific Foundations of Psychology
1.1 Introducing Psychology
1.2 Research Methods in Psychology
1.3 The Experimental Method
1.4 Selecting a Research Method
1.5 Statistical Analysis in Psychology
1.6 Ethical Guidelines in Psychology
Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior
2.1 Interaction of Heredity and Environment
2.2 The Endocrine System
2.3 Overview of the Nervous System
2.4 Neural Firing
2.5 Influence of Drugs on Neural Firing
2.6 The Brain
2.7 tools for Examining Brain Structure and Function
2.8 The Adaptable Brain
2.9 Sleeping and Dreaming
Unit 3: Sensation and Perception
3.1 Principles of Sensation
3.2 Principles of Perception
3.3 Visual Anatomy
3.4 Visual Perception
3.5 Auditory Sensation and Perception
3.6 Chemical Senses
3.7 Body Senses
Unit 4: Learning
4.1 Introduction to Learning
4.2 Classical Conditioning
4.3 Operant Conditioning
4.4 Social and Cognitive Factors in Learning
Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology
5.1 Introduction to Memory
5.2 Encoding
5.3 Storing
5.4 Retrieving
5.5 Forgetting and Memory Distortion
5.6 Biological Bases of Memory
5.7 Introduction to thinking and Problem Solving
5.8 Biases and Errors in Thinking
5.9 Introduction to Intelligence
5.10 Psychometric Principles and Intelligence Testing
5.11 Components of Language and Language Acquisition
Unit 6: Developmental Psychology
6.1 The Lifespan and Physical Development in Childhood
6.2 Cognitive Development in Childhood
6.3 Adolescent Development
6.4 Adulthood and Aging
6.5 Moral Development
6.6 Gender and Sexual Orientation
Unit 7. Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
7.1 Theories of Motivation
7.2 Specific Topics in Motivation
7.3 Theories of Emotion
7.4 Stress and Coping
7.5 Introduction to Personality
7.6 Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality
7.7 Behaviorism and Social Cognitive Theories of Personality
7.8 Humanistic Theories of Personality
7.9 Trait Theories of Personality
7.10 Measuring Personality
Unit 8: Clinical Psychology
8.1 Introduction to Psychological Disorders
8.2 Psychological Perspectives and Etiology of Disorders
8.3 Neurodevelopmental and Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorders
8.4 Bipolar, Depressive, Anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
8.5 Trauma and Stressor-Related, Dissociative, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
8.6 Feeding, Eating, Substance and Additive, and Personality Disorders
8.7 Introduction to treatment of Psychological Disorders
8.8 Psychological Perspectives and Treatment of Disorders
8.9 Treatment of Disorders from the Biological Perspective
8.10 Evaluating Strengths, Weaknesses, and Empirical Support for Treatments of Disorders
Unit 9: Social Psychology
9.1 Attribution Theory and Person Perception
9.2 Attitude Formation and Attitude Change
9.3 Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
9.4 Group Influences on Behavior and Mental Processes
9.5 Bias, Prejudices, and Discrimination
9.6 Altruism and Aggression
9.7 Interpersonal Attraction
1.1 Introducing Psychology
1.2 Research Methods in Psychology
1.3 The Experimental Method
1.4 Selecting a Research Method
1.5 Statistical Analysis in Psychology
1.6 Ethical Guidelines in Psychology
Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior
2.1 Interaction of Heredity and Environment
2.2 The Endocrine System
2.3 Overview of the Nervous System
2.4 Neural Firing
2.5 Influence of Drugs on Neural Firing
2.6 The Brain
2.7 tools for Examining Brain Structure and Function
2.8 The Adaptable Brain
2.9 Sleeping and Dreaming
Unit 3: Sensation and Perception
3.1 Principles of Sensation
3.2 Principles of Perception
3.3 Visual Anatomy
3.4 Visual Perception
3.5 Auditory Sensation and Perception
3.6 Chemical Senses
3.7 Body Senses
Unit 4: Learning
4.1 Introduction to Learning
4.2 Classical Conditioning
4.3 Operant Conditioning
4.4 Social and Cognitive Factors in Learning
Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology
5.1 Introduction to Memory
5.2 Encoding
5.3 Storing
5.4 Retrieving
5.5 Forgetting and Memory Distortion
5.6 Biological Bases of Memory
5.7 Introduction to thinking and Problem Solving
5.8 Biases and Errors in Thinking
5.9 Introduction to Intelligence
5.10 Psychometric Principles and Intelligence Testing
5.11 Components of Language and Language Acquisition
Unit 6: Developmental Psychology
6.1 The Lifespan and Physical Development in Childhood
6.2 Cognitive Development in Childhood
6.3 Adolescent Development
6.4 Adulthood and Aging
6.5 Moral Development
6.6 Gender and Sexual Orientation
Unit 7. Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
7.1 Theories of Motivation
7.2 Specific Topics in Motivation
7.3 Theories of Emotion
7.4 Stress and Coping
7.5 Introduction to Personality
7.6 Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality
7.7 Behaviorism and Social Cognitive Theories of Personality
7.8 Humanistic Theories of Personality
7.9 Trait Theories of Personality
7.10 Measuring Personality
Unit 8: Clinical Psychology
8.1 Introduction to Psychological Disorders
8.2 Psychological Perspectives and Etiology of Disorders
8.3 Neurodevelopmental and Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorders
8.4 Bipolar, Depressive, Anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
8.5 Trauma and Stressor-Related, Dissociative, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
8.6 Feeding, Eating, Substance and Additive, and Personality Disorders
8.7 Introduction to treatment of Psychological Disorders
8.8 Psychological Perspectives and Treatment of Disorders
8.9 Treatment of Disorders from the Biological Perspective
8.10 Evaluating Strengths, Weaknesses, and Empirical Support for Treatments of Disorders
Unit 9: Social Psychology
9.1 Attribution Theory and Person Perception
9.2 Attitude Formation and Attitude Change
9.3 Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
9.4 Group Influences on Behavior and Mental Processes
9.5 Bias, Prejudices, and Discrimination
9.6 Altruism and Aggression
9.7 Interpersonal Attraction
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