AP Psychology

course list // program  AP ART HISTORY AP COMPARATIVE GOV'T AP EUROPEAN HISTORY AP GOVERNMENT AP GOVERNMENT ONLINE AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AP MACROECONOMICS AP MICROECONOMICS AP PSYCHOLOGY AP UNITED STATES HISTORY CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ECONOMICS GLOBAL RELATIONS GOVERNMENT HONORS AMERICAN STUDIES HONORS PHILOSOPHY HONORS SOCIOLOGY POLITICAL THOUGHT PSYCHOLOGY SOCIOLOGY UNITED STATES HISTORY WORLD HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY WORLD RELIGIONS

AP PSYCHOLOGY Who can take this course: Seniors Length of course: Two Semesters Guiding Philosophy/Purpose:  To give students a college level experience that includes an introduction to the field of psychology and psychological research. The purpose of this course is to help students better understand and explain human behavior.  Students who are interested in relating to people in personal, academic or career settings will be well served by taking AP Psychology.  Topics Covered:  Social Psychology, History, and Methods of Research, The Brain, Sensation/Perception, Learning/Cognition, Development, Personality, Disorders/Treatment and Motivation/Emotion. Benefits of taking AP Psych:  Psychology will help students better understand human and animal behavior, this should enable students to have more meaningful interactions from both a scholarly and personal perspective.  This interaction with others will be advantageous regardless of their career decisions.