<p>I am self studying this class next year and I Know that everyone here recommends Barrons, but is there a difference between the 3rd and 4th edition? I think theres like 20 pages more in the 4th, but I already have the 3rd one should I still get the 4th?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Not necessary. The course hasn’t changed over the past several years, so neither should the content of the prep books.</p>
<p>I know it sounds a lot easier reading from a prep book, but my track to AP Psych. glory (5) required purchasing barron’s and not even looking at it. All I did during the year was read the managable blocks of reading (10 pgs./2 nights w/ pics) and take turns doing the hw assignments with my friends, and I felt like the information simply stuck. </p>
<p>Since the exam does reference a lot of specific events in psychology that are common in D. Myers Psychology 7e textbook, the multiple choice portion of the exam was sort of a no-brainer as the examples it mentioned felt like it was being drawn straight from the textbook. </p>
<p>Thus, my advice to you would be to throw away the prep book mindset (unless you truly feel you need it) and simply read the textbook in small intervals and at the end just review famous names in psychology. You sacrifice a lot with that kind of preparation…especially because the exam is laid out in a way where specific examples carry much more weight than general knowledge.</p>
<p>So you would actually suggest to read that 600 page book??? Also should I buy the 7e or the 8e or even the 9e? Anyways a lot of people on this forum said all that they did was just read a prep book…</p>
<p>I say don’t read the textbook. It has a lot of unnecessary information. Buy Barron’s, any edition will do, and just study, study, study that. I didn’t pay attention at all in my AP Psych class (probably why I got a C) but I got a 5 on the AP test doing that. I wouldn’t advise sleeping through your AP classes, but since you’re self studying, I guess that doesn’t matter in this case.</p>