AP Psychology
Review Packet Project
(50 points)
In preparation for the AP Psychology exam, you are going to put together a review packet for a chapter of
your choice. Together, with you classmates’ packets, you will find this review packet invaluable not only
in the short-term, but also in the long-term. Some of you may take an Introduction to Psychology course
in college and you will be able to use the review packet for that course too!
Guidelines
 Limit is 3 – 6 pages for your review packet
 Packet should be divided into the headings listed below
 Left and right margins at one inch, top and bottom margins at least ½ inch
 Final copy should be free of errors – other people will be reading this!
 Put a title on your first page and put a header on all of your pages identifying the chapter you
have reviewed. The header can also be on the first page. If you need help with this, please ask me
to show you how to insert a header.
 Make use of all the formatting available to you – bold font, types
of font, underlining,
numbering, highlighting, bullets, table/charts, color, etc.
 Final packets are to be posted to the shared Review Packet folder on Google Drive no later than
Sunday, April 26th at 8:00 p.m. Packets received after this time will be marked down five points
per day and will not be accepted after Friday, May 1st.
The Assignment
1.
Important Themes – You should have a themes section in which you list and summarize the
important themes for the chapter. To guide you in choosing important themes you should use the
following sources:
a. the AP content outline available in the AP course description on edmodo
b. the objectives listed in the chapter
c. the chapter review in your textbook
2.
Important People and Theories – A study of introductory psychology would be
incomplete if you did not have a good understanding of major contributors to the field of
psychology and their theories that generate discussion in the field. This is a section in your review
packet where you can record the names of famous people and their work as well as theories about
how the human mind processes information or why human beings behave the way they do.
3.
Research – All throughout the year you have been recording research examples in your notes.
Now you can use that information in your packet. In this section, describe any famous research
examples your text author shared, and research we may have read about or seen a video segment
of. Also, explain why they are important to understanding concepts in this chapter. Connect the
research to important terms, concepts, and/or theories.
4.
Vocabulary – For this section of your review packet, select essential vocabulary words to list
and define. You do not have to define all of the words in the chapter. Instead, you should choose
the vocabulary words that would be essential for a person to know and understand in order to
carry on a decent conversation about the material in the chapter. Try not to repeat the
information that you have shared in any of the other sections. Of course, many of the theories and
possibly findings from research will find their way into the vocabulary section. If that is the case,
make reference to where you may have presented the information before. Be sure to include tips
for remembering essential vocabulary!
Title your document like the following example.
EX: Chapter 16 Psychological Disorders Review Packet
(Put in your chapter number and chapter title)
Save your document with the following file name format.
EX: lastnameREVIEW_Chapter#.doc
meadREVIEW_Chapter1.doc
This is due on or by Sunday, April 26th by 8:00 p.m.
Share your final copy in the shared Review Packet folder on Google Drive
If you have any issues, send the file as an attachment in a message on EDSBY.
AP Psychology Review Packet Grading Guidelines (50 points)
Category
Excellent
8-10 points
Good
7 points
Satisfactory
6 points
Needs Improvement
5-0 points
Themes
You have listed and
described the themes
that are important to
this chapter. It is
apparent that you looked
at the AP Content
Outline and the learning
objectives from the
chapter – fantastic!
You have listed and
described most of the
themes that are
important to this
chapter. You have
included the areas that
are listed on the AP
Content Outline and
have incorporated some
of the objectives from
the chapter – Good job!
You have listed and
described some of the
themes that are
important to this
chapter. You have
included some of the
areas that are listed on
the AP content Outline
and some of the learning
objectives from the
chapter, but you have
not quite captured the
essence of this chapter.
You have not listed or
described many of the
themes that are
important to this
chapter. It is not clear if
you referenced the AP
Content Outline.
Important People and
Theories
You have included
important theorists and
theories that are
relevant to
understanding material
in this chapter.
You have included most
of the important
theorists and theories
that are relevant to
understanding the
material in this chapter,
but one or two
important theorists or
theories are missing.
You have included some
of the important
theorists and theories
that are relevant to
understanding material
in this chapter. You
should have included
more information.
You have not included an
adequate amount of
information pertaining
to important theorists
and theories for this
chapter.
Vocabulary
All of the relevant and
essential vocabulary
words have been
included in your review
section. You’ve defined
these words, and have
even given some people
tips on how to
remember the more
difficult concepts. Great
job picking out the
important
concepts/terms!
Most of the relevant and
essential vocabulary
words have been
included in your review
section. You have done a
good job picking out the
important
concepts/terms. You
could have given us
some tips for
remembering concepts.
Some of the relevant
vocabulary words have
been included in your
review sections. You
needed to spend more
time looking at the
terms/concepts and
determining which were
important.
You have not included
enough of the
vocabulary
terms/concepts from
this chapter, which
suggests that you do not
have a very good
understanding of this
chapter.
Research
You have provided many
examples of meaningful
research relevant to
understanding the
concepts in this chapter.
It is easy for us to
understand and you
have captured the
essence of some really
important landmark
cases and some current
research. Great job!
You have provided some
examples of meaningful
research relevant to
understanding the
concepts in this chapter,
but you could have
included some more
examples, overall good
job!
You have provided a few
examples of research
relevant to the
understanding of this
chapter.
You have not provided
any examples or not
enough examples of
research relevant to
understanding concepts
in this chapter.
Specifications/Format
You followed the
directions and have
presented your review
packet according to the
specifications on the
assignment sheet. You
emailed your project by
the due date.
X
You followed most of the
directions and have
presented your review
packet according to most
of the specifications on
the assignment sheet.
You have not followed
the directions and have
not presented your
review packet according
to the specifications on
the assignment sheet.