<p>I am going to take AP Psych next year. I was wondering, what are the suggestions to ace that class? I heard its a lot of reading, which I found quite burdensome for APUSH this year. Do you read prep books on a regular basis to retain info better?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your input! :)</p>
<p>AP Psych shouldn’t require nearly as much reading as USH. I bought the barron’s prep book to go along with my class and it is AWESOME! Just get that and use it a few weeks before the test. I did, but my AP Psych class was easy and informative. I got an easy 5 on the exam. Just do everything that is required of you in the class and read the Barron’s prep book and you are in perfect shape… GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>Barrons + PR = 5 :]</p>
<p>i might also self-study psych</p>
<p>is a textbook unnecessary?</p>
<p>No. I used one of the school text books and the Barrons to self-study for AP psych. The Barrons gives you the nuts and bolts, but the text helps round out your knowledge in the subject. Study the Barrons, read through the text. I got a 5.</p>
<p>^ which text did you use?</p>
<p>You don’t really need a text. If you have two prep books you should be fine with knowing everything.
I guess a textbook never hurts though.</p>
<p>My class used Psychology 8th Edition by David Meyers… It was pretty good.</p>
<p>Basically all you need to do is read each chapter and take notes on it. Review those notes and the chapter for tests (if you’re tested on each chapter like I was, then you’re good to go). Then in the 2nd semester start reviewing the vocabulary and then take some practice exams.</p>
<p>That’s all I did and I got a 5.</p>
<p>Barrons. PERIOD.</p>
<p>Oh my gosh! Easiest ap ever.</p>
<p>Barron’s seriously has everything you need. I was one of those “read the book the night before the exam and get a five” people.</p>
<p>I stayed up ALL NIGHT cramming and knew enough to get a five. </p>
<p>Barron’s was really well written and explained the experiments really well. You seriously don’t need a textbook. And one week should be enough to learn it, though if you want to go through it in greater detail, then definitely one month is more than enough.</p>
<p>barrons psychology is definitely the best. it has like 95% of the info u need. i dont know how the author(attended princeton/columbia) can know the test so well; it’s definitely an amazing book.</p>
<p>i spent like 2 weeks on it and got a 4. i didn’t really study until like last minute, so it’s pretty easy…</p>
<p>oh and make sure u read the book over and over again until u know everything</p>
<p>I self-studied by reading the whole Princeton Review Book the night before and did 1 practice test and received a 4. I would have studied more, but I had Chem the same day and cared more about that test. Moral of the story: chill, I’m sure with a decent week of studying one can pull off a 5.</p>