***OFFICIAL Psychology Thread 2013-2014***

<p>I’m going to self-study this for my freshman yeah. Do you think that the Barron’s Review is enough to get a 5? Or should I invest in Princeton Review as well?</p>

<p>@LosingCrayon Barron’s is all you need</p>

<p>@Animefan1998 Thanks :smiley: It came in the mail today and it seems pretty small compared to my Barron’s AP Music Theory book. Luckily my dad used to major in psychology, so I can ask him for help whenever I need it :)</p>

<p>For anyone who’s self-studying with barron’s or taking the class while using barrons’s, is there anything not covered in the barron’s book that I should be aware of? If so, any notes or links would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Anyone?</p>

<p>I’m just using Barron’s. The AP covers such a specific range of psychology that I think we’re set with only Barron’s (and it supposedly over-prepares us).</p>

<p>Yeah, I’m using Barron’s to self-study too. </p>

<p>For those of you using Barron’s, how are you memorizing this stuff? I’ve gone through the majority of the book and taken notes, but I’m not sure how to shove all this stuff into my brain. Thanks!</p>

<p>@constantstress‌ I got the Barron’s flashcards and just go through them the day after I read the chapter. The set includes almost every key term in the review book; considering this is a very vocabulary based test (from what I’ve heard at least heheh), it is probably the most appropriate test to get flashcards for. </p>

<p>@capitalamerica‌ Thank you so much! Just ordered them. Didn’t even know there were flashcards! Do I need to take notes anymore if I have these? I still have a couple chapters to go and taking notes is what takes up all my time.</p>

<p>@constantstress‌ I would of course say that you should do whatever you feel works for you. However, what I have found through going through numerous AP review books (I’m taking a LOT this year ;~; ) is that many of the books themselves act as a sort of notebook. They contain all the essential information and present it in a semi-concise manner. Thus, I would personally re-allocate that time spent in making notes toward either re-reading the book to familiarize yourself with every single topic (if you can) or practicing for the essay portion of the exam, since the thorough and comprehensive use of the flashcards in combination with going through the review book for examples/scenarios SHOULD be enough for the MC portion. :)</p>

<p>@capitalamerica‌ Yeah note-taking takes way too long so I’m just going to read over the last couple chapters and use the flashcards when they come. Thanks! I need to focus on the essay portion because I haven’t practiced that part much and the AP is coming up soon! Any tips for that other than understanding the material and practicing with the book? Thanks so much!</p>

<p>Do you guys think I can self study for this AP? I already have a pretty big course load…</p>

<p>who tried the barrons multiple choice part? how did you guys do?
isn’t barrons harder than the actual test?</p>

<p>@broadwaybum It’s not a walk in the park, that’s for sure. I wouldn’t recommend self-studying if you a) don’t find it interesting or b) have a huge amount of other classes/extracurriculars. </p>

<p>@pringles97‌ I haven’t gotten to the practice tests yet but from what I’ve heard Barron’s tests are definitely harder than the actual thing. How’d it go for you?</p>

<p>@constantstress i usually get a few wrong on practice exams during my class but on barrons i got like more than 10 wrong :confused: but i heard from a senior that the actual test is so much easier so we have nothing to worry about </p>

<p>@pringles97‌ That’s good! Yeah I’m starting to get worried about the test… I guess just keep practicing (whichever test you like) and we’ll see on Monday! :-SS </p>

<p>I haven’t done the practice tests in Barron’s yet and haven’t done any prep at all for the FRQs. Any tips? Is Barron’s tests enough? I plan on crazy reviewing the flashcards tonight and the rest of the weekend to cover the multiple choice sections but I’m a little concerned about the essay portion. Thanks!</p>

<p>Can you guys help me with a question and how you did it?</p>

<p>For a language test with normally distributed scores, the mean was 70 and the standard deviation was 10. Approximately what percentage of test takers scored 60 and above?
a.16
b.34
c.68
d.84
e.95</p>

<p>Also does anyone know if there is a source for Barron’s flashcards online? Appreciate the help guys. :)</p>