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Welcome to AP PSYCHOLOGY
Your Instructor:
Mrs. Wilson
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Contact Mrs. Wilson
Room 234 Office: Teacher workroom 231
Classroom 841-1593
http://www.andersononline.orgStaff>Wanda Wilson
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Advanced Placement PSYCHOLOGY
Your schedule shows: Fall: ADV STUDIES SS 4392H Spring: AP PSYCH 4398P Both courses earn honors credit.
You need to take both terms to prepare for the AP EXAM Monday May 2 2016.
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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.
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http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myers9e/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.
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http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myers9e/
The “Interactive Flashcards” allow you to
tutor and quiz yourself on important
terms from the book.
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PsychSim
PsychSim 5.0This award-winning
computer program puts you into the
role of experimenter!
Learn the fundamentals of Psychology by
engaging in several classic experiments.
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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 PencilsAn unopened 4-pack of
Play-doh
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Quizzes and reaction papers are 20% of the grade. Students may use notes and handwritten vocabulary on quizzes.
A daily journal to document participation and in-class assignments such as quick writes, vocabulary puzzles, diagrams, and Psych-Sim worksheets is 20% of the grade. These assignments are also due at the time of the chapter/ unit exam.
Grades
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Major Grades
Major Grades: 60%Each Six Weeks: One paper or project in
proper APA (American Psychological Association) style.
Chapter TestsMultiple choice and essay formatAdvanced Placement style practice
questions
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Resources• American Psychological Association. (2012). Tutorial on the basics of APA style.
• http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx
• American Psychological Association. (2012). Guidelines for ethical conduct in the care and use of animals.
http://www.apa.org/science/leadership/care/animal-guide.pdf• Annenberg Media (Producer) & Zimbardo, P. (Host) 1990, 2001. Discovering
psychology. [Motion Picture]. http://www.learner.org/index.html) • Annenberg/ CPB Collection (1999) Teaching modules: the mind. [Motion
Picture] (Available online from the Annenberg Foundation at http://www.learner.org/index.html)
• College Board AP PSYCHOLOGY Course Description (2012) http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap-psychology-course-description.pdf
• Worth Publishers (2012) PsychSim online edition.• http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/psychsim5/launcher.html
• Scientific American Magazine (2012) Web site: http://www.sciam.com • TED: Ideas worth spreading. (2012) Web site: http://www.ted.com/talks• Worth Publishers Student Center for Psychology: Myers Psychology Ninth
Edition. (2012) Free and open resources. http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myers9e/#t_512463____
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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