COURSE NAME: AP Psychology (SUPA)

SCHOOL DISTRICT Granville

INSTRUCTOR: ?

Full Year

COURSE PREREQUISITES: Senior standing with permission of instructor, and successful completion of Honors
requirements. Completion of summer assignment.

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: A one-year elective, primarily for seniors, with the intent that they
acquire college credit for an introductory psychology course. The focus is on the study of individual behavior
and how it is impacted by the following: Motivation and Emotion; Sensation and Perception; Neuroscience;
Statistics; States of Consciousness; Development; Learning and Memory; Thinking, Creativity and
Intelligence; Personality, Psychopathology and Psychotherapy; Stress and Health; Social Psychology;
Cognitive Processes.

The focus of this course is to provide students with a more mature understanding of psychological things and
how psychology as a science attempts to answer questions about behavior. Additionally students would
garner insights into what constitutes research and critical thinking in a field of science.

This course attempts to create a state of the art introduction to psychology that is sensitive to students'
needs and interests. It should enable students to reflect on the connections between psychology and other
realms, such as literature, philosophy, history, sports, religion, politics and popular culture. Hopefully,
psychology can help students understand and appreciate the wonder of important phenomena in their lives.

OTHER NOTES / MISCELLANEOUS: The responsibility for paying for the AP Exam (approx. $89) lies with the
student. There is a fee to register as a Syracuse Student. Students taking this course may register as
Syracuse Students AND/OR take the AP Psychology Exam in May.

Evaluation: May AP Exam

2/10/14