<p>I am going into tenth grade and due to the low availability of APs offered at my school, I've decided to self-study AP Psych. Can someone answer these questions for me?</p>
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<li>Should I use an AP text or Prep book or both? Which ones should I use?</li>
<li>What should I do if I have questions? No one at my school teaches Psych. </li>
<li>Wht type of schedule should I set for studying? When should I begin and how long each day?</li>
<li>To what extent should I know my material?</li>
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<p>To answer your questions from self-studying experience:</p>
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<li>Barrons. Full stop.</li>
<li>Read the relevant Barrons section again. And the hardest thing to understand is probably classical conditioning, which isn’t saying much. </li>
<li>Complete and full study schedule:</li>
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<p>Weekend (or day or two) before the test: Read Barrons.
Day of test: Take test
Mid-July: Receive 5.</p>
<p>But if that isn’t your style, read one chapter every few days in Barrons (I think there are 14, so space out your schedule accordingly) and create index cards for all the vocabulary. Review these cards before the exam and take all the practice tests you can.</p>
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<li>To the extent it’s covered in Barrons :)</li>
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<li>I got a 5 on the test without using a prep book so it is possible. However, on the test there were many gaps and things I had never even heard of, so I would recommend a prep book.</li>
<li>Go to coursenotes.com and just copy out all their notes. This is the only resource I used for my studying, I had a Kaplan book but I barely even looked at it. </li>
<li>Go back all over past free responses and make sure you could do any of those essays if they were given to you. Once you’ve finished the essay, use the scoring guide.</li>
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<p>Good luck! I was very stressed when I took the test and I understand your position, if you have any questions about it, feel free to PM me and I’ll be happy to respond. </p>
<p>Oh and a really random fact, learn what human factors means- it appeared on last year’s test and very few people knew what it meant.</p>
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<li>Go with Barron’s. You don’t really need another book, but if you want to be safe you could always use another prep book with it (A textbook is NOT necessary).</li>
<li>Ask on yahoo answers. You can also re-read the section in the prep-books or look for it online. Psych is pretty straightforward.</li>
<li>Start right away! There is no reason to wait until right before the test. Read through Barron’s twice second semester and take notes on it. You will be almost GAURANTEED a 5. The test is not hard, but if you spread your studying over a longer period you will probably remember more.</li>
<li> Yes, you do need to know your material and pretty well. AP Psych is an easy test ONLY if you know the material. Many people say that common sense will get you a good score, but this isn’t true. You NEED to study. Also use the site appsychology.com, it is a GREAT review (I found it while searching one day).</li>
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<p>I got a 5 on the test, but had a class also. I worked my butt off for that 5 because I wanted it guaranteed. AP Psych may be easy, but there are also a ton of other people who think it will be easy and will do good. You need to study. Good luck, I’m sure you will do fine.</p>