you mentioned that you received a perfect score on your ap psych exam first of all congrats !! and second of all i'm going to be self studying and taking the exam next year so i was wondering if you had any tips, resources, materials, notes etc that you think could help me with it ? thank you so so much ! :))
Thank you! Let me applaud you for wanting to self-studying an AP course because that’s difficult! Other than class lectures, I use these materials:
5 Steps to a 5: AP Psychology (I linked the 2018 version from amazon)
500 AP Psychology Questions
this book is broken up into units of the ap exam and important questions from it. Most questions in ap exams are repeated from last year’s so this is a really great book!
Barron’s AP Psychology (this is 2017 version)
Barron’s AP Psychology Flashcards
This is a must!! I break the cards into units that corresponds with the books above. The definitions are simple and easy to understand, too.
For ap us history, I used both barrons and 5 steps but leaned towards 5 steps by the end of the class. Both of them have their ups and downs but 5 steps’ material was more helpful to me, so I bought only that for ap psych. It’s preference so whatever you lean towards. There’s also princeton review but not a big fan of how bulky it is haha.
Quizlet has a bunch of great review material for ap psych and I usually use it to get a definition explained differently.
The evil CollegeBoard website is the home base for ap psych so you can find old tests and frqs inside. Did I mention that they’re evil?
The thing about me is, I like to spend money on AP classes. If I can buy a book for $10 and get a perfect score and college credits, then heck yeah I’ll spend that $10. I hated having to spend money on a class (let alone a high school class) but I just gotta weigh the pros and cons. Free college credits!??!?!?! Not gonna let that opportunity pass.
Anyway, this is what I usually use for AP Psych! Hope this helps out! Best of luck for both of us so we both get 5s!!!
