AP Psych Self-Study: Help a member out

SoarComet
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:06:02 +0000

Ok, so I decided to self-study AP Psych after some thought and internet research. I have 4 AP classes incorporated into my schedule for next year: Government, Literature, Statistics, and French. Since I want to polish up my student credentials and make up my inevitable sub-par GPA with high AP and SAT scores, I decided to self-study AP Psych and take the AP test in the Spring (since every netizen I have met so far has told me that Psych requires no intense studying in order to do well in, or people just have a nasty habit of lying :P).

What I want to know is, what are the best materials that I can use to self-study Psych? I keep hearing that Barron’s Flashcards are the best self-study materials, so I guess I’ll need to buy those…

I also have a couple of old Psych books collecting dust in my book shelf. Both are Myers’ Psychology textbook, which I hear are excellent for Psych study. Problem is, the most recent edition of the book that I own is the 5th edition. I know it is seriously outdated by about 10 years, but should I at least read the material in it to get a general idea of Psych or should I opt for a more recent version?

Any other suggestions for Psych self-study are greatly appreciated. :)