I’m self-studying for AP Psych, and I have Barron’s AP Psych book. I’m reading and fully understanding the stuff it says and all, but I’m worried that on the exam, things that are not in the book or questions that are unfamiliar might come up. How was your experience with the Barron’s book and the AP exam?</p>
I haven’t taken the exam yet (I will next year) but I perused the Barron’s AP Psych 2008 guide early this summer and I was quite impressed. The AP Psych exam is mostly a memory test, so if you can recall (most) everything you read in Barron’s then you should be well preped for a five.</p>
Barrons is very good. Before using it I was scoring B’s on my tests, after using it, I got a perfect score on the next multiple choice test. That said, I dont think most people are disciplined enough to self-study AP Psych and memorize all the terms. They’re easy and common sense, but they accumulate far too quickly.</p>
So basically, you are supposed to memorize the entire book to score a 5? That’s brutal…</p>
my barron’s flash cards came in the mail today… 500 terms :)</p>
Memorizing a textbook is more brutal…</p>