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AP Psychology

Build a map of psychological perspectives, research design, and major topics. Starter content only.

3 units6 lessons3 terms

Units

Work through the outline like a study guide. Each unit holds short lesson notes and key concepts you can expand later.

Unit 1 of 3

2 lessons

Scientific Foundations

Approaches and research methods.

Key concepts

  • Operational definition
  • Independent variable
  • Correlation vs. causation
  • Lesson

    Perspectives

    Biological, cognitive, behavioral, and more.

  • Lesson

    Research design

    Experiments, correlation, ethics, and statistics basics.

Unit 2 of 3

2 lessons

Biological Bases of Behavior

Neurons, the brain, and the nervous system.

Key concepts

  • Action potential
  • Neuroplasticity
  • Nervous system divisions
  • Lesson

    Neurons and neurotransmitters

    How signals travel and how chemicals affect mood and action.

  • Lesson

    Brain structures

    Major regions and what they tend to do.

Unit 3 of 3

2 lessons

Cognition

Memory, thinking, and language.

Key concepts

  • Working memory
  • Schema
  • Heuristic
  • Lesson

    Memory systems

    Encoding, storage, retrieval, and forgetting.

  • Lesson

    Problem solving

    Heuristics, bias, and insight.

Vocabulary

Study resources