5 Steps to a 5: AP Psychology - McGraw Hill 2021
Preface
Introduction: The Five-Step Program
STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Plan
1 What You Need to Know About the AP Psychology Exam
2 How to Plan Your Time
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
3 Take a Diagnostic Exam
STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
4 How to Approach Each Question Type
STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
5 Scientific Foundations of Psychology
Roots of Psychology
Schools of Psychology
Principal Approaches to Psychology
Domains of Psychology
Experimental Method
Correlational Research
Case Study
Elementary Statistics
Ethical Guidelines
Review Questions
Rapid Review
6 Biological Bases of Behavior
Techniques to Learn About Structure and Function
Organization of Your Nervous System
Localization and Lateralization of the Brain’s Function
Structure and Function of the Neuron
The Endocrine System
Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology
Genetics and Behavior
Levels of Consciousness
Sleep and Dreams
Hypnosis
Meditation
Drugs
Review Questions
Rapid Review
7 Sensation and Perception
Thresholds
Vision
Hearing (Audition)
Touch (Somatosensation)
Body Senses
Chemical Senses
Perceptual Processes
Review Questions
Rapid Review
8 Learning
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Superstitious Behavior
Cognitive Processes in Learning
Biological Factors in Learning
Review Questions
Rapid Review
9 Cognition
Models of Memory
Language
Thinking
Standardization and Norms
Reliability and Validity
Types of Tests
Ethics and Standards in Testing
Intelligence and Intelligence Testing
Heredity/Environment and Intelligence
Human Diversity
Review Questions
Rapid Review
10 Developmental Psychology
Key Issues in Development
Methods of Studying Development
Physical Development
Theories of Cognitive Development
Theories of Moral Development
Theories of Social and Emotional Development
Gender Roles and Sex Differences
Review Questions
Rapid Review
11 Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Theories of Motivation
Physiological Motives
Social Motivation
Theories of Emotion
Stress and Coping
Positive Psychology
Personality Theories and Approaches
Assessment Techniques
Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
Review Questions
Rapid Review
12 Clinical Psychology
Defining Abnormal Behavior
Causes of Abnormal Behavior
Types of Disorders
Mental Health Practitioners
Brief History of Therapy
Treatment Approaches
Biological/Biomedical Treatments
Modes of Therapy
Community and Preventive Approaches
Review Questions
Rapid Review
13 Social Psychology
Group Dynamics
Attribution Processes
Interpersonal Perception
Conformity, Compliance, Obedience
Attitudes and Attitude Change
Aggression/Antisocial Behavior
Review Questions
Rapid Review
STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
AP Psychology Practice Exam 1
AP Psychology Practice Exam 2
EDITION 5 Minutes to a 5
Introduction
180 Daily Questions and Activities in 5 Minutes a Day
Answers
Glossary
Bibliography