<p>Hi, a group of friends and I are deciding if we want to group study for AP Psych. We are currently doing so with AP Euro next year with a faculty advisor. </p>
<p>I'm concerned with the stress/work it will take to get a 4 or 5. For those who have done it how hard is it? I currently have the Princeton review guide, do I only need that to do well?</p>
<p>Last year I got 5s on AP Lang and US History. Sophomore year I got a 5 on World and self studied (well I actually didn't really study) for a 5 on Gov't and Politics.</p>
<p>Next year I am taking Calc BC, Lit, Micro online, Comparative Gov't as an independent study class, and Euro.</p>
<p>Does it require a lot of effort and memorizing (barring in mind I have no experience in psychology really) or will I be able to pick up on major concepts relatively well?</p>
<p>Hard question since I guess no person is alike. Thanks</p>
<p>I think you already have enough AP exams for next year. Another would just be unnecessary.</p>
<p>I believe you will pick up on the concepts very well because the subject matter isn’t hard to grasp. Also, there is no need to stress about the psych test. It’s not that difficult.</p>
<p>do it. seriously. I did Psych as an independent study as a junior along with stat, physics
b, US Hist, and lang and got a 5 just reading through Barron’s and the released FRQs. there were a few m/c that I found obscure (ex: Stroop effect), but people from my school who took the actual class found those things hard too. just for reference, I had no background in psych; as long as you’re remotely interested in studying the material, you should be fine. good luck (:</p>
<p>Try to shy away from PR. The material in the book is too simple and doesn’t cover enough information for the exam. </p>
<p>Use Barron’s! It’s written clearly and efficiently. It covers much more information than PR but it doesn’t cover EVERYTHING that may appear on the exam. Don’t worry, you can still easily get a 5. For example there were maybe 3 or 4 MC that wasn’t covered in the Barrons but even my school’s textbook didn’t cover it. Overall, this is a must get book. </p>
<p>Also buy the REA Crash Course. It’s surprising how useful a little book can be. I read the whole book in about 4 hours (with some breaks in between) and I can tell you that I owe this book a day or two of my life. What might take other books few pages to cover, this book does it in half a page. Don’t rely solely on this book though. This doesn’t have all the information you need so you should still buy Barron’s along with the crash course book.</p>
<p>A lot of the information in psychology seemed like common sense to me. Most of the material doesn’t require a great effort to memorize, the only thing I had to actually try to memorize was the parts of the brain and what they do. One thing I didn’t memorize was the stages of development (I think Piaget’s and some other person’s theory) but I still landed a 5. Overall, it is a pretty easy exam. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip. We voted for it if anyone cared.</p>
<p>I’ll look into Barons, though PR seems to do better in all the other subjects I’ve taken. Do you prefer Barons in all cases or just Psych?</p>
<p>Barron’s is very thorough, and it got me a 5 on Psych.
PR is fine for Euro if you have a competent teacher.</p>