The list below represents examples of textbooks that meet the curricular requirements of AP Psychology. The list below is not exhaustive and the texts listed should not be regarded as endorsed, authorized, recommended, or approved by the College Board. Not using a book from this list does not mean that a course will not receive authorization. Syllabi submitted as part of the AP Course Audit process will be evaluated holistically, with textbooks considered along with supplementary, supporting resources to confirm that the course as a whole provides students with the content delineated in the curricular requirements of the AP Course Audit. For discussions of the usefulness of these texts and other teaching materials in the AP Psychology classroom, please consult the Teachers' Resources section of AP Central.
 Teachers' Resources
All editions of the books on this list published after the year 1997 will meet the curricular requirements for the course.
Barker, L. Psychology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Baron, Robert A. Psychology. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Baron, Robert A., and Michael J. Kalsher. Essentials of Psychology. Needham Heights, MA:
Allyn & Bacon.
Baucum, Don, and Carolyn D. Smith. Kagan and Segal's Psychology: An Introduction. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
Bernstein, Douglas A., Alison Clarke-Stewart, Edward J. Roy, and Louis A. Penner. Psychology.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Bernstein, Douglas A., Alison Clarke-Stewart, Edward J. Roy, Louis A. Penner and Peggy W.
Nash. Essentials of Psychology. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Coon, Dennis. Introduction to Psychology: Exploration and Application. Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth.
Davis, Stephen. F., and Joseph J. Palladino. Psychology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Feldman, Robert S. Understanding Psychology. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Feldman, Robert S. Essentials of Understanding Psychology. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Franzoi, Stephen L. Psychology: A Journey of Discovery. Cincinnati, OH: Atomic Dog
Publishing.
Gaulin, Steven J. C., and Donald McBurney. Psychology: An Evolutionary Approach. Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Gazzaniga, Michael S., and Todd F. Heatherton. Psychological Science: Mind, Brain, and
Behavior. New York: W. W. Norton.
Gerrig, Richard, and Philip Zimbardo. Psychology and Life. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn &
Bacon.
Gerow, Josh, and Kenneth S. Bordens. Psychology: An Introduction. Richardson, TX: Harrison
Press.
Gleitman, Henry, Alan J. Fridlund, and Daniel Reisberg. Psychology. New York: W. W. Norton.
Gleitman, Henry, Alan J. Fridlund, and Daniel Reisberg. Basic Psychology. New York: W. W.
Norton.
Gray, Peter. Psychology. New York: Worth.
Halonen, Jane S., and John W. Santrock. Psychology: Contexts & Applications. Boston:
McGraw-Hill College.
Hockenbury, Don H., and Sandra E. Hockenbury. Psychology. New York: Worth.
Hockenbury, Don H., and Sandra E. Hockenbury. Discovering Psychology. New York: Worth.
Huffman, Karen. Psychology in Action. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Kalat, James W. Introduction to Psychology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Kassin, Saul. Psychology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Kosslyn, Stephen M., and Robin S. Rosenberg. Psychology: The Brain, the Person, the World.
Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Kosslyn, Stephen M., and Robin S. Rosenberg. Fundamentals of Psychology: The Brain, the
Person, the World. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Kowalski, Robin M., and Drew Westen. Psychology. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Lahey, Benjamin B. Psychology: An Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Lahey, Benjamin B. Essentials of Psychology. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Lefton, Lester A., and Linda Brannon. Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Lefton, Lester A. InterActive Psychology Online. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Morris, Charles G., and Albert A. Maisto. Psychology: An Introduction. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall.
Morris, Charles G., and Albert A. Maisto. Understanding Psychology. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall.
Myers, David G. Exploring Psychology. New York: Worth.
Myers, David G. Psychology. New York: Worth.
Mynatt, Clifford R., and Michael E. Doherty. Understanding Human Behavior. Needham Heights,
MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Nairne, James S. Psychology: The Adaptive Mind. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Nevid, Jeffrey S. Psychology: Concepts and Applications. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Passer, Michael W., and Ronald E. Smith. Psychology: Frontiers and Applications. New
York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Plotnik, Rod. Introduction to Psychology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Rathus, Spencer A. Psychology in the New Millennium. Belmont, CA: Harcourt College.
Rathus, Spencer A. Psychology: Principles in Practice. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Publishers.
Rathus, Spencer A. Essentials of Psychology, 6th ed. Belmont, CA: Harcourt College.
Rathus, Spencer A. Psychology: The Core. Belmont, CA: Harcourt College.
Santrock, John W. Psychology. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Santrock, John W. Psychology Essentials. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Sdorow, Lester M., and Cheryl A. Rickabaugh. Psychology. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Smith, Edward E., Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Barbara Fredrickson, and Geoffrey Loftus.
Atkinson & Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Smith, Edward E., Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Barbara Fredrickson, and Geoffrey Loftus.
Fundamentals of Psychology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Sternberg, Robert J. In Search of the Human Mind. Belmont, CA: Harcourt College.
Sternberg, Robert J. Pathways to Psychology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Wade, Carole, and Carol Tavris. Psychology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Wade, Carole, and Carol Tavris. Psychology in Perspective. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall.
Wade, Carole, and Carol Tavris. Invitation to Psychology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Weiten, Wayne. Psychology: Themes and Variations. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Westen, Drew. Psychology: Mind, Brain, and Culture. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Wood, Samuel E., and Ellen Green Wood. The World of Psychology. Needham Heights, MA:
Allyn & Bacon.
Zimbardo, Philip G., Anne L. Weber, and Robert L. Johnson. Psychology: Core Concepts.
Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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