What IS AP Psychology... …and should you take it? Mrs. Pate AP Psychology Palmer Ridge High School.

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What IS AP Psychology... …and should you take it? Mrs. Pate AP Psychology Palmer Ridge High School

AP Psychology draws upon findings of other sciences: PhysicsChemistryBiologyPsychology Gives us instruments to measure… How body’s chemistry relates to mood, performance & personality as well as… Sense organs’ Nervous system’s Glands’ Brain’s functions Focus is on BEHAVIOR “Hard Sciences”

AP Psychology also utilizes the “Soft Sciences” Anthropology: “culture” Sociology: “groups” Philosophy : Socrates, Plato, Aristotle How people are affected by their surroundings How individuals behave in groups within a particular culture How are the mind and body connected?

And then we consider things like…

…As well as the effects of drugs and alcohol on our behavior and mental processes… We discuss evolutionary psychological perspectives…and human sexuality as a psychological motivator... In AP Psychology we get to study different states of consciousness including sleeping and dreaming…

In AP Psychology you’ll get to study the tricks that sensation and perception play on us as well as how they work…

AP Psychology includes an introduction to psychological disorders and their treatments.

Would you like to take a fascinating course that studies the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals? Consider AP Psychology… Special AP grading scale College Credit Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. See Mrs. Pate for details! Save BIG college $$$

Ask about warnings! If YOU are interested, sign up for AP Psychology