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AP Psychology

 Lower Dauphin School District

Curriculum Guide

Course Title: AP Psychology
Subject: Social Studies
Grade Level(s):11-12
 

Synopsis of Curriculum

The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. They also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice.

 

Units of Study Titles

History and Approaches

Research Methods

Biological Bases of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Cognition

Motivation and Emotion

Developmental Psychology

Personality

Testing and Individual Differences

Abnormal Behavior

Treatment of Abnormal Behavior

Social Psychology