Welcome to AP
PSYCHOLOGY
Your Instructor:
Mrs. Wilson
Contact Mrs. Wilson
Room 234
Office: Teacher workroom 231
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Conference period: 5th
Classroom 841-1593
Main office 414-2538
wwilson@austinisd.org
http://www.andersononline.org
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Staff>Wanda Wilson
Advanced Placement
PSYCHOLOGY
Your schedule shows:
Fall: AP PSYCH 4398P
 Spring: ADV STUDIES SS 4392H
Both courses earn honors credit.
You need to take both terms to prepare for the AP
EXAM Monday May 4 2014. .
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Advanced Placement
Psychology
The required
textbook for this
course is David
Myers Psychology,
Ninth Edition
(©2011, Worth)
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bring the book to
every class meeting.
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Advanced Placement
Psychology
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Every student was
issued a Study Guide
AP* Edition to take
home.
Students may earn
bonus credit on the test
by answering the fill-in
questions in their own
notebooks.
The study guide is
required for Chapter 2.
http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myers9e/
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.
http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myers9e/
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:
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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
Grades
Quizzes, homework posters, and chapter
vocabulary lists are 25% of the grade.
Vocabulary lists are required for each chapter
and are due at the time of the chapter/ unit
exam.
A daily journal to document participation and inclass assignments such as quick writes,
vocabulary puzzles, diagrams, and Psych-Sim
worksheets is 15% of the grade. These
assignments are also due at the time of the
chapter/ unit exam.
Major Grades
Major Grades: 60%
Each Six Weeks: One paper or project in
proper APA (American Psychological
Association) style.
 Chapter Tests
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Multiple choice and essay format
 Advanced Placement style practice
questions
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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
Contact Mrs. Wilson
Room 234
Office: Teacher workroom 231

Conference period: 5th
Classroom 841-1593
Main office 414-2538
wwilson@austinisd.org
http://www.andersononline.org

Staff>Wanda Wilson
Resources
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American Psychological Association. (2012). Tutorial on the basics of APA style.
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American Psychological Association. (2012). Guidelines for ethical conduct in
the care and use of animals.
http://www.apa.org/science/leadership/care/animal-guide.pdf
Annenberg Media (Producer) & Zimbardo, P. (Host) 1990, 2001. Discovering
psychology. [Motion Picture]. http://www.learner.org/index.html)
Annenberg/ CPB Collection (1999) Teaching modules: the mind. [Motion
Picture] (Available online from the Annenberg Foundation at
http://www.learner.org/index.html)
College Board AP PSYCHOLOGY Course Description (2012)
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap-psychologycourse-description.pdf
Worth Publishers (2012) PsychSim online edition.
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http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx
http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/psychsim5/launcher.html
Scientific American Magazine (2012) Web site: http://www.sciam.com
TED: Ideas worth spreading. (2012) Web site: http://www.ted.com/talks
Worth Publishers Student Center for Psychology: Myers Psychology Ninth
Edition. (2012) Free and open resources.
http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myers9e/#t_512463____