The Best Test Preparation for the Advanced Placement Examination in Psychology (Advanced Placement (AP) Test) [Paperback]

Max Fogiel (Editor), Research and Education Association (Corporate Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0878918833 | ISBN-13: 978-0878918836 | Publication Date: 1998

Included in this book are three exams which accurately depict the scope and content of the actual AP examination in Psychology. Also included is a comprehensive psychology review covering topics such as behavior, sensation and perception, cognition, learning, motivation and emotion, and developmental and abnormal psychology. For college-bound high school students.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Research & Education Assn (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878918833
• ISBN-13: 978-0878918836
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,074,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Very Mixed Bag, May 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best Test Preparation for the Advanced Placement Examination in Psychology (Advanced Placement (AP) Test) (Paperback)

This review book has some positives and more negatives.

Positives: (l) It covers a fair amount of important material, some of which may not be in your textbook (e.g., Yerkes-Dodson inverted U curve of arousal; approach-avoidance conflict; Wundt). Learning all of the material in this book, if you can, should improve your test score. (2) The multiple-choice questions can help you detect areas in which you are weak.

Negatives: (l) The essay questions bear no resemblance to the essays on the Psychology A/P Test; practicing on these is a complete waste of time. (2) The multiple-choice questions are not similar enough to the ones on the A/P Test; Barron's questions are more representative. (3) There are some errors and misstatements. For example: p. 1, psychology is the study of behavior AND MENTAL PROCESSES; p. 13, statistics are ALWAYS calculated on samples (a number that refers to a population is called a parameter); p. 12, inferential statistics ARE USED TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS/INFERENCES ABOUT A POPULATION BASED ON DATA OBTAINED FROM A SAMPLE and are NOT limited to testing differences between groups; p. 135, The Oedipus complex in Adler's work OCCURS AMONG CHILDREN WHO WERE PAMPERED BY THEIR MOTHERS AND WISH TO CONTINUE THIS "SPOILING". (4) The book is not well written; some material is too condensed and difficult to read. (5) The chapter-ending quizzes are a waste of time--too brief and in the wrong format (the A/P test does not have fill in the blanks). (6) As with any review book, important material is omitted; but it also spends too much time on material that is very unlikely to appear on the test.

In sum: Spend most of your time studying your textbook and class notes and practicing on previous Psychology A/P Tests. Then read Barron's and try those sample tests. If you're highly motivated and have extra time, then, perhaps, spend some time with this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's really good in some areas, but vague on others..., May 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best Test Preparation for the Advanced Placement Examination in Psychology (Advanced Placement (AP) Test) (Paperback)

I took the AP Psychology exam on 5/17/99. The book is great for independent study for the exam (I didn't have an AP Psychology course at my school.) From this book, I gained test confidence and a positive attitude. The sample test questions in the book were different than the ones on the test, though. If you want to know more about the test and the book, email me and I'll be happy to tell you!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helped me, maybe you too, July 29, 2003

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Huy (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best Test Preparation for the Advanced Placement Examination in Psychology (Advanced Placement (AP) Test) (Paperback)

I found the AP Pyschology Review book very helpful. The review was especially helpful - it was clear and concise. And the practice exams - "forget-about-it." The trick is that you have to already know what you are studying before you use the book because afterall, the book is just a review. It should only remind you of what you already know. The book is just brief enough to not cloud your mind and confuse you and is just comprehensive enough to get you everything you need to know. All said and done, I would definately recommend this book to anyone who wants to pass the exam, but beware, you must study too.