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AP Psychology

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AP  Psychology is a college-level social science course. This course will follow AP guidelines to prepare students to take the AP exam in May 2027. This is a college-level class and students should expect to spend 6-10 hours a week outside of class doing assigned readings, assigned projects, watching videos, lab work (yes, there are labs in psychology!), and studying for the AP exam. Grades are provided for this course in addition to the AP exam score. 

 

Additionally, students will need to register for the AP exam with their local school. The AP Exam fee is approximately $100. This fee is NOT included in the course fees and registration for the course does NOT register you for the exam. Students will need to create a College Board account and register for the exam independently. 

 

Please Note: It is not required to sit for the AP exam to take this class, but that does not reduce the course load and class expectations. Students can still list it on their transcript as an AP class, whether or not they take the exam. To be eligible for college credit, most colleges/universities require a 4 or 5 on the exam.

 

Topics covered in this course include:

  • Research methods in psychology

  • Biological basis of behavior

  • Sensation and perception

  • Consciousness and sleep

  • Learning and cognition

  • Motivation, emotion, and stress

  • Developmental psychology

  • Personality

  • Abnormal behavior and its treatment

  • Social Psychology

 

Required Materials

  • Myers’ Psychology for the AP Course (3rd edition), ISBN: 978-1319070502, available through the Amazon Marketplace, or your preferred book seller.

  • There are 4 non-fiction books that are required reading for this class. These can be purchased or borrowed from your favorite library.

    • Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, ISBN: 978-0374275631

    • Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, ISBN: 978-1501144332

    • How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Barrett, ISBN: 97801328915436

    • Shrinks: The Untold History of Psychiatry by Jeffery Lieberman, ISBN: 978-0316278980

  • Computer access for Google Classroom

  • binder or notebook for notes

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Recommended Materials

  • An AP Prep book, like the 2027 Princeton Review AP Psychology Prep book or the Barron's AP Psychology Prep book  (both publishing in August 2026).

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