Welcome to AP PSYCHOLOGY Your Instructor: Mrs. Wilson

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Advanced Placement PSYCHOLOGY Your schedule shows: Fall: AP PSYCH 4398P Spring: ADV STUDIES SS 4392H Both courses earn honors credit. You need to take both terms to prepare for the AP EXAM Monday May

Advanced Placement Psychology The required textbook for this course is David Myers Psychology, Ninth Edition ( © 2011, Worth) Students must bring the book to every class meeting.

Advanced Placement Psychology Every student was issued a Study Guide AP* Edition to take home. Students may earn bonus credit on the test by answering the fill-in questions in their own notebooks. The study guide is required for Chapter 2.

A FREE Web site accompanies the book. Though not required, the site is a good way to check what you know and don’t know and get help with the more difficult course content.

The “Interactive Flashcards” allow you to tutor and quiz yourself on important terms from the book.

PsychSim PsychSim 5.0 This award-winning computer program puts you into the role of experimenter! Learn the fundamentals of Psychology by engaging in several classic experiments.

Materials and Supplies Bring to class everyday: Your textbook Three-ring binder Three-hole spiral notebook Also you will need, with advance notice provided: Colored Pencils An unopened 4-pack of Play-doh

Quizzes, homework posters, and chapter vocabulary lists are 25% of the grade. Vocabulary lists are required for each chapter and are due at the time of the chapter/ unit exam. A daily journal to document participation and in- class assignments such as quick writes, vocabulary puzzles, diagrams, and Psych-Sim worksheets is 15% of the grade. These assignments are also due at the time of the chapter/ unit exam. Grades

Major Grades Major Grades: 60% Each Six Weeks: One paper or project in proper APA (American Psychological Association) style. Chapter Tests Multiple choice and essay format Advanced Placement style practice questions

Additional Websites AP College Board Psychology You can download the Complete Course Description and sample exam from this website. Scientific American Readers The Scientific American Readers let you read articles on cutting-edge research in psychology

Contact Mrs. Wilson Room 234 Office: Teacher workroom 231 Conference period: 5th Classroom Main office Staff>Wanda Wilson

Resources American Psychological Association. (2012). Tutorial on the basics of APA style. American Psychological Association. (2012). Guidelines for ethical conduct in the care and use of animals. Annenberg Media (Producer) & Zimbardo, P. (Host) 1990, Discovering psychology. [Motion Picture]. Annenberg/ CPB Collection (1999) Teaching modules: the mind. [Motion Picture] (Available online from the Annenberg Foundation at College Board AP PSYCHOLOGY Course Description (2012) course-description.pdf course-description.pdf Worth Publishers (2012) PsychSim online edition. Scientific American Magazine (2012) Web site: TED: Ideas worth spreading. (2012) Web site: Worth Publishers Student Center for Psychology: Myers Psychology Ninth Edition. (2012) Free and open resources.