What is an AP Psychology Course?

Students in the Advanced Placement Psychology (online) course learn about the scientific and systematic study of human behaviour and mental processes. Students investigate and apply psychological theories, concepts, and phenomena associated with such topics as the biological bases of behaviour, sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivation, developmental psychology, testing and individual differences, treatments of psychological disorders, and social psychology while considering the psychologists and studies that have shaped the field. Students use psychological research methodologies, including ethical concerns, throughout the course as they apply the scientific process, evaluate claims and evidence, and successfully express ideas.

Prerequisites about the course

For AP Psychology, there are no prerequisites. Students should be able to read a college textbook and compose full sentences that are grammatically accurate.

Course Content

Unit 1: Scientific Foundations of Psychology

You’ll discover how psychologists develop and perform research, as well as the foundations of psychological theory as the study of human and animal behaviour and mental processes.

Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior

You’ll investigate the consequences of the interplay between human biology and our environment by studying behavioural and mental processes from a biological standpoint.

Unit 3: Sensation and Perception

You’ll look at how humans use their senses to detect and analyse the world around them, then translate those observations into perceptions that affect how we think and act.

Unit 4: Learning

You’ll study psychology, a branch of science that investigates how people and other animals learn, as well as how learning evolves through time.

Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology

You’ll look at how memory, intellect, and other mental processes influence human behaviour in depth.

Unit 6: Developmental Psychology

From a range of viewpoints, you’ll investigate how physical and social changes over the course of a person’s lifetime may impact behaviour and brain processes.

Unit 7: Motivation, Emotion, and Personality

You’ll look at personality through the lenses of behaviour and mental processes, and how they interact to shape a person’s personality.

Unit 8: Clinical Psychology

You’ll discover how psychologists assess, research, and treat a variety of mental illnesses.

Unit 9: Social Psychology

You’ll look at how people engage in groups and in social settings, as well as how others may influence a person’s behaviour and thought processes.

Exam Pattern

Section I: Multiple Choice

This portion will consist of 100 questions and will last 1 hour and 10 minutes, accounting for 67 percent of the overall score. The student will be required to:

• Define, describe, and explain a variety of course content.
• Use abilities linked to course topics, theories, scientific data, and techniques to solve problems.

Section II: Free Response

This portion will consist of two questions and will last 50 minutes, accounting for 33 percent of the overall score. The student will respond to two questions with written responses in this exercise. They’ll be expected to:

• Explain behaviour and apply ideas in the field of psychology by combining concepts from several theoretical frameworks or subdomains.
• Analyze psychological research projects, including quantitative data analysis and interpretation.

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