AP Psychology
Explore the science of behavior and mental processes including cognition, development, personality, and disorders.
The origins of psychology, major perspectives, and research methods
Neural communication, brain structure, genetics, and the nervous system
Sensory processing, vision, hearing, and perceptual organization
Classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning
Classical Conditioning
Pavlov's experiments, acquisition, extinction, generalization, discrimination, and applications
Operant Conditioning
Thorndike & Skinner, reinforcement types, punishment, schedules, and shaping
Observational Learning & Cognition
Bandura's Bobo doll experiment, mirror neurons, cognitive maps, and latent learning
Encoding, storage, retrieval, and forgetting
Problem solving, decision making, heuristics, language, and intelligence
Prenatal development through adulthood and aging
Theories of motivation and emotion, hunger, stress, and coping
Psychoanalytic, trait, humanistic, and social-cognitive theories of personality
Classification, anxiety, mood, psychotic disorders, and therapeutic approaches
Psychological Disorders Overview
Defining abnormality, DSM-5, anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, and somatic disorders
Mood & Psychotic Disorders
Major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dissociative disorders, and personality disorders
Treatment & Therapy
Psychotherapy approaches, CBT, biomedical therapies, group/family therapy, and treatment evaluation
Social influence, conformity, attitudes, persuasion, and group behavior
Social Influence & Conformity
Conformity, obedience, Asch & Milgram experiments, social facilitation, and deindividuation
Attitudes & Persuasion
Attitude formation, cognitive dissonance, persuasion techniques, and central vs peripheral routes
Group Behavior & Prejudice
Prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes, in-group/out-group dynamics, aggression, and prosocial behavior