AP^® Psychology provides an overview of current psychological research methods and theories. Students will explore the therapies used by professional counselors and clinical psychologists and examine the reasons for normal human reactions: how people learn and think, the process of human development and human aggression, altruism, intimacy, and self-reflection. They'll study core psychological concepts, such as the brain and sense functions, and learn to gauge human reactions, gather information, and form meaningful syntheses. Along the way, students will also investigate relevant concepts like study skills and information retention. The equivalent of a 100-level college survey course, AP Psychology prepares students for the AP Exam and for further studies in psychology and life sciences.

One year of Biology

One Semester

Essentials Psychology: A Modular Approach to Mind and Body,10th (2006) Edition. ISBN- 0534605931

Note: The college-level textbook used for this course includes a chapter on human sexuality; however, only the introduction of that chapter is referenced in the course.

1. Welcome to Psychology
2. Child and Life-Span Development
3. Sensation, Perception and Consciousness
4. Learning, Thinking, and Feeling
5. Personality Development and Abnormal Psychology
6. Gender, Social Behavior, and the Applications of Psychology

*One semester course
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