Ap psych curriculum night

Welcome to Mrs. Gray’s

Social Studies ClassCurriculum Night

AP Psychology• Scientific study of

behavior and mental processes

• AP Exam: Monday, May 5th

Topics to be Covered• History, Approaches, and

Methods

• Stress and Health

• Nature and Nurture

• Motivation and Work

• States of Consciousness

• Memory

• Intelligence

• Personality

• Therapy

• Social Psychology

• Neuroscience and Behavior

• The Developing Person

• Sensation and Perception

• Learning

• Thinking and Language

• Emotion

• Psychological Disorders

Grading Policy• 15% In-Class

Performance

• 25% Homework & Class Assignments

• 45% Test

• 15 % Reading Checks (Quizzes)

Semester Grades• Semester 1 Grade =

Q1 (40%) + Q2 (40%) + EXAM (20%)

• Semester 2 Grade = Q3 (50%) + Q4 (30%) + EXAM (20%)

• Semester 2 Practice Exam will count as final exam (April)

Contact Information• Greta Gray

• Room B310

• ggray@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us

• 508-841-8300 ext 2132