AP Psychology

Science Practices & Research Methods

Biological Basis of Behavior

Cognition

Development & Learning

Social Psychology, Personality, Motivation & Emotion

Mental & Physical Health

0.1

Scientific Attitude

0.2

Need for Psychological Science

0.3

Scientific Method

0.4

Correlation & Experimentation

0.5

Research Design & Ethics

0.6

Statistical Reasoning

1.1

Interaction of Heredity & Environment

1.2

Nervous System

1.3

The Neuron and Neural Firing

1.4

The Brain

1.5

Sleep

1.6

Sensation

2.1

Perception

2.2

Thinking, ProblemSolving, Judgments, and Decision-Making

2.3

Introduction to Memory

2.4

Encoding Memories

2.5

Storing Memories

2.6

Retrieving Memories

2.7

Forgetting and Other Memory Challenges

2.8

Intelligence and Achievement

3.1

Themes and Methods in Developmental Psychology

3.2

Physical Development Across the Lifespan

3.3

Gender and Sexual Orientation

3.4

Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan

3.5

Communication and Language Development

3.6

Social-Emotional Development Across the Lifespan

3.7

Classical Conditioning

3.8

Operant Conditioning

3.9

Social, Cognitive, and Neurological Factors in Learning

4.1

Attribution Theory and Person Perception

4.2

Attitude Formation and Attitude Change

4.3

Psychology of Social Situations

4.4

Psychodynamic and Humanistic Theories of Personality

4.5

Social-Cognitive and Trait Theories of Personality

4.6

Motivation

4.7

Emotion

5.1

Introduction to Health Psychology

5.2

Positive Psychology

5.3

Explaining and Classifying Psychological Disorders

5.4

Selection of Categories of Psychological Disorders

5.5

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

1.3A

Neural Communication

1.3B

Substance Use Disorders & Psychoactive Drugs

1.4A

Brain Neuroplasticity

1.4B

Brain Regions & Structures

1.4C

Brain Hemispheres & Damage Response

1.5A

Consciousness

1.5B

Sleep Stages & Theories

1.5C

Sleep Loss, Disorders & Dreams

1.6A

Sensation basic concepts

1.6B

Vision

1.6C

Hearing

1.6D

Bodily Senses

2.1A

Influences on Perception

2.1B

Perceptual Organization

2.2A

Concepts & Creativity

2.2B

Problem Solving & Decision Making

2.8A

Theories of Intelligence

2.8B

Assessing Intelligence

2.8C

Influences on Intelligence

2.8D

Group Differences & Bias on Intelligence

3.2A

Prenatal, Infancy & Child Physical Development

3.2B

Adolescence & Adulthood Physical Development

3.3A

Gender Development

3.3B

Sexual Development

3.3C

Sexual Orientation

3.6A

Infancy & Childhood Social-Emotional Development

3.6B

Adolescence & Adulthood Social-Emotional Development

3.7A

Classical Conditioning

3.7B

Classical Conditioning Application Limits

3.8A

Operant Conditioning

3.8B

Operant Conditioning Application Limits

4.3A

Conformity & Obedience

4.3B

Group Behavior

4.3C

Aggression

4.3D

Attraction

4.3E

Altruism, Conflict & Peacemaking

4.5A

Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Theories

4.5B

Humanistic Theories

4.6A

Trait Theory

4.6B

Social Cognitive Theory

4.6C

Exploring the Self

4.7A

Motivational Concepts

4.7B

Affiliation & Achievement

4.7C

Hunger Motivation

4.8A

Theories & Physiology of Emotion

4.8B

Expressing & Experiencing Emotion

5.1A

Stress & Illness

5.1B

Coping with Stress

5.2A

Positive Emotions & Traits

5.2B

Enhancing Well-Being

5.4A

Anxiety Disorders

5.4B

Mood Disorders

5.4C

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

5.4D

Other Disorders

5.5A

Psychodynamic & Humanistic Therapy

5.5B

Behaviorial, Cogntive & Group Theraies

5.5C

Evaluating Psychotherapies, Biomedical Therapies & Prevention

5.5D