If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP Psychology Exam, 2012 Edition, includes: A step-by-step guide to writing high-scoring free response essays; In-depth reviews of every exam topic; Useful techniques for cracking the multiple-choice section; 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations; Updated strategies that reflect the AP test scoring change.

Introduction v

PART I: CRACKING THE SYSTEM

 About the AP Psychology Exam

 Cracking the Multiple-Choice Section

 Cracking the Free-Response Section

PART II: PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW

 4 History

 5  Methods and Approaches

 6  Biological Bases of Behavior

 7  Sensation and Perception

 8  States of Consciousness

 9  Learning

 10 Cognition

 11 Motivation and Emotion

 12 Developmental Psychology

 13 Personality

 14 Testing and Individual Differences

 15 Abnormal Psychology

 16 Treatment of Psychological Disorders

 17 Social Psychology

 18 Answers and Explanations