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CLEP Introductory Psychology (REA) - The Best Test Prep for the CLEP (CLEP Test Preparation)

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I thought I'd give this book a try after successfully using other REA titles. I found this book to be a great resource and passed the Psychology CLEP with an "A". It only has two practice tests but they are fairly detailed. The information in the text is a little light and sometimes confusing. I had to look at a few other sources to figure out what this book left out, specifically on the structure of the brain and brain stem. All in all I think this is a great CLEP study resource and it is the reason I passed this CLEP. This was my fifth CLEP and I bought all the other books based on customer reviews. This one was new and had no reviews so I took a chance. It paid off. I recommend this book.

Passed the CLEP on 8/2/06 with a 75! This book does NOT cover everything you'll find on the exam. It DOES condense into less than 100 easy to read pages enough info to pass the exam. (I had the same experience with REA's CLEP for biology-there was a lot on the CLEP exam the REA book didn't cover, but I still scored a 65 by really knowing the content of the book.)

I wasn't confident about my psych knowledge so I also used collegeboard.com and instacert for the CLEP Intro to Psych. These sites helped me score higher, but I still found questions on the CLEP that also were not found in these sources.

My advice--be thorough with your study of the REA book--and pass the CLEP!

The good thing about this book is that it's very short. With only about 100 pages of content (the rest is practice tests) it is a very quick read. The downside is that it doesn't cover everything. I started studying for the this exam two days ago and I took it today. I read this book, took the practice exams and then looked at the practice exam in the official book from the college board and realized that a lot of it wasn't covered here. So I went to instantcert.com and went through about half of their flash cards and scored a 72 (out of 80) on the test today.

The Introductory Pychology CLEP study guide did indeed help me pass the test. It was not the only book i read but there was certainly good information. The information is not as detailed in this format as other study guides but it does give you the basics for the test. I recommend reading other test study guides as well if you do not have a background in psychology. There were also a lot of questions that the book did not cover, that is why more then one study guide would be recommended.

This book was great. Each chapter had plenty of details, but they were organized around a few main themes and so they didn't seem so overwhelming like they would in a regular textbook--they all fit together and were easier to remember. I think if I was taking an Intro Psych class instead of the CLEP, I would still want to use this book to help me learn the material.

Well written and informative. I studied for about a month, a little bit each day, and scored a 69 (heh, heh) in September of 06. I used only this guide, although I did look up Maslow's hierarchy of needs which wasn't included and was referenced on the test. I would definitely recommend this guide. I hope their Biology guide is as comprehensive because that's next.

Pete

I bought this book from Amazon and used it to pass my CLEP. I did not use any other study guides and had no problems passing. I did supplement a few things with some online exporation. Buy this book if you want to pass the CLEP. It is great!

I STARTED WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF PSYCHOLOGY. BUT I STUDIED THIS BOOK ALONE FOR A MONTH AND PASSED WITH A 63 (20-80, 50 PASSING).

IT'S WORTH THE MONEY, TIME, AND EFFORT.

This is relatively new REA CLEP review subject. It is an indispensable study guide, since it reviews the essentials for the CLEP Introductory Psychology exam, unlike other textbooks which are meant for real lecture college courses. Our library has every CLEP title, and students have expressed positive feedback about REA's subject reviews.

Overall, this book had enough information to help me pass the CLEP exam. However, the material on the practice tests did not reflect all of the information contained in the book. I found myself having to look up many terms not included.
BUT I passed, and isn't that the point? I'd recommend this book as it is fairly thorough and is extremely reader-friendly.