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AP Psychology Course Information
  AP Psychology Course Description (.pdf/2.1MB) New!
  Psychology Course Perspective
  AP Psychology Development Committee
  Sample Syllabi

Exam Information
  AP Psychology Exam Page
  Free AP Psychology Practice Exam New!

Teaching Resource Materials
  Teaching Tips
  AP Psychology Tips from the Field

Curriculum Modules New!
  Teaching Statistics and Research Methodology (.pdf/236KB)

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  CB Store: Products for AP Psychology

Teachers' Resource Reviews
There are currently more than 140 reviews of AP Psychology resources, including textbooks, Web sites, software, multimedia CD-Roms, and more, in the Teachers' Resources area. Each review describes the resource and suggests ways it might be used in the classroom. New reviews are added regularly, so check back often!
Teachers' Resources

Feature Articles
  Social Psychology in Film: A Critical Thinking Exercise for Introductory Psychology Students New!
  Teaching About Lateral Inhibition in the Retina New!
  Inside the AP Psychology Reading
  Understanding Heritability
  "Shaping" Classroom Dialogue Through the Scored Discussion
  Teaching Forensic Psychology: Psychology in the Courtroom
  Easy-to-Grade Writing Assignments for AP Psychology
  An Experiment to Remember: Teaching Methodology in AP Psychology
  Women and Mathematics: Stereotypes, Identity, and Achievement
  Incorporating Mini-Research Projects into an Introductory Psychology Course
  Using Cooperative Learning to Teach AP Psychology
  None of the Above: Multiple-Choice Questions and Critical Thinking
  What Do Students Remember from High School Psychology?
  How the Grinch Stole Psychology Class
  Online Psychology Collaboratories: A Model for High School and College Collaboration
  We're Psyched! How to Prepare for a Student-Run Convention
  Rubrics and Writing: Demystifying Essays in AP Psychology
  How Much Detail Is Enough? An Example from the 2002 AP Psychology Exam

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  AP Psychology EDG
  Registration for Electronic Discussion Groups

Subscribe to the AP Central AP Psychology Newsletter
About twice a school year, the AP Central staff compiles and sends email updates alerting members to important program updates and new content items for AP Psychology. You automatically receive this course newsletter unless you choose the "Do not send" option on the Personal Profile page. To see an example of the AP Psychology newsletter, click on the link below.
  AP Psychology Newsletter
  Personal Profile

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