Welcome to AP PSYCHOLOGY Your Instructor: Mrs. Wilson

Contact Mrs. Wilson Room 234 Office: Teacher workroom 231 Classroom Staff>Wanda Wilson

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

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.

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 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 Tests Multiple choice and essay format Advanced Placement style practice questions

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.

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