Welcome to AP PSYCHOLOGY

Your Instructor:

Mrs. Wilson

Contact Mrs. Wilson

Room 234 Office: Teacher workroom 231

Classroom 841-1593

http://www.andersononline.orgStaff>Wanda Wilson

EMAILwanda.wilson@austinisd.org

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.

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.

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.

http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myers9e/

The “Interactive Flashcards” allow you to

tutor and quiz yourself on important

terms from the book.

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.

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

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

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

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____

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