AP Psychology

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<p>How hard is that to self-study? It is all memorization and stuff, and are a lot of the stuff common sense? And also approximately how much time would I need to spend on it to get a 4-5 (preferably a 5)</p>

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<p>Well, I didn't self-study. But, it's all memorization and relating all the memorized stuff to common sense. Especially for the write outs. </p>

<p>I can't answer the rest of it.</p>

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<p>psych is very easy. it's all memorization and you should easily get a 5 if you study with barrons.</p>

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<p>I didn't start to study until the night before the test. I read half of the Barron's book the night before and the other half the few hours before the test, since it was at noon. I had little/no trouble at all. It's a SUPER easy AP. Just read the Barron's.</p>

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I didn't start to study until the night before the test. I read half of the Barron's book the night before and the other half the few hours before the test, since it was at noon. I had little/no trouble at all. It's a SUPER easy AP. Just read the Barron's.

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That's a reassurance, since as a rising sophomore I'm planning to self-study.</p>

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<p>yes, psych. is basically memorization. If you don't want to cram, it should only take you about 2 or 3 months to study.</p>

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<p>Just make sure you know the vocabulary terms inside and out- it won't help if you understand the concepts but can't put a name on it. Also schools of psychology tend to be important as well [ex. functionalism, psychoanalysis, stuff like that. and the main psychologists involved in it]. If you get those things down it's quite easy! :]</p>

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<p>hey, im kinda going ap crazy, lol. i want to self-study for ap psych (along w/ap<br>
macroecon, microecon, world history, & im gonna take ap chem)...</p>

<p>will barrons alone be enough? it looks kinda complicated, im wondering if itll be simple enough as that. does it require lots of time & effort?</p>

<p>thanks:)</p>

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<p>^you'll be fine. barron's works wonderfully just study that and you'll get a 5 for sure.</p>

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<p>I didn't self-study either, but after taking the course and exam I realized that it wouldn't have been hard to. Vocabulary is key. The information covered in the study guides is pretty much all you need to know. A cool thing about AP Psych is that you already know most of the stuff that you're learning, it's just a matter of putting a name to a concept and linking it all together.</p>

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<p>wow, cool! its that easy?! but does it require lots of time?</p>

<p>thanks everyone!</p>

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<p>barrons is gold for psych. use that and youll be just fine.</p>

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<p>um sorry to ask again! but...will i need a textbook at all? im a freshman self studying...no background in psych at all.
i heard that ppl who take the class read a lot from textbooks...
thanks!</p>

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<p>nope. a textbook is not necessary, barrons will be more than enough to get a 5. hmmm, about the time thing, it depends. you can probably study a week before the exam and pull a 5 or just do like 20-30 minutes a day for a month or two in advance. it's not hard at all.</p>

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<p>wow thanks! i really appreciate it:)</p>

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<p>also... take the practice test on sparknotes... it helps focus you</p>

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<p>sparknotes? i thought sparknotes is bad for everything...</p>

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<p>No, sparknotes is GREAT for everything!</p>

<p>Their practice tests are fairly good for AP exams, and even for the notes on books - they are really good guidelines for something that's tough reading.</p>

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<p>ok thanks! :)</p>

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<p>My experience with Psych: I didn't start to study for Psych until 3 days before the exam (I had 5 others exams I had to study for). I read Barrons twice over those two days. The first time through I highlighted and the second time through (which was on the day before the exam), I read my highlights. I didn't even take the practice exams in the back, I just skimmed the first practice exam and then went to bed. The day of the test, I finished the 100 MC without skipping in about 50 minutes (including checking my work). Since I was the only person taking the exam, my proctor allowed me to skip my 15 minute break so I could get finished earlier. For the FRQ, I finished both questions in about 35 minutes. I followed Barrons strategy of only answering the questions posed and not going into any more detail (I didn't write an intro or a conclusion, I just put my answers into paragraph form). So I finished the entire exam in a little under an hour and thirty minutes and then enjoyed walking home from school 2 hours before school was over =]</p>

<p>I got a 5.</p>