AP Psychology Course Information
- AP Psychology Course Description (.pdf/427KB)
- AP Psychology Teacher's Guide (1.6MB)
- AP Psychology Development Committee
- AP Psychology Course Perspective
AP Course Audit Information
Exam Information and Resources
- Multiple Choice Section Scoring Change
- Free 1994 AP Psychology Released Exam
- Free 1999 AP Psychology Released Exam
- AP Psychology Exam Information
- Free AP Psychology Practice Exam
- Inside the AP Psychology Reading
Classroom Instruction and Resources
Special Focus Materials
- Cognition and Language (.pdf/220KB) - Sept. 2011
- The Brain, the Nervous System, and Behavior (.pdf/1.6MB)
Curriculum Modules
Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies
- Teaching Tips
- Social Psychology in Film: A Critical Thinking Exercise for Introductory Psychology Students
- Teaching About Lateral Inhibition in the Retina
- "Shaping" Classroom Dialogue Through the Scored Discussion
- 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
- How the Grinch Stole Psychology Class
- Rubrics and Writing: Demystifying Essays in AP Psychology
- How Much Detail Is Enough? An Example from the 2002 AP Psychology Exam
Reviews of Teaching Resources
There are currently more than 250 reviews of Psychology resources, including textbooks, Web sites, software, and more, in the Teachers' Resources area. Each review describes the resource and suggests ways it might be used in the classroom.
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