SCIENCE@TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL

Advanced Placement Psychology
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Advanced Placement Psychology is a college level course intended for highly motivated students. The topics covered will include: the biological basis of behavior; sensation and perception; cognition; states of consciousness; learning; intelligence; motivation and emotion; developmental psychology; personality theory and social psychology; abnormal psychology; and the treatment of psychological disorders. Students will be prepared to take the Advanced Placement Psychology examination in May. This single period full year course may not be dropped mid-year.   

Interested students may have the opportunity to devise and carry out independent research projects that might lend themselves to submission to various competitions (Intel, St. John's Symposium, NYC Expo) and scholarship opportunities.

  

Interested students in this course compete annually in the New York Academy of Sciences - Dana Alliance for Brain Intitiative Competition. The 'Brain Bee' is a live Question and Answer competition testing high school students' knowledge of neuroscience. Townsend Harris has competed in this citywide event for three years, placing 1st twice and never less than 3rd. Harrisites have gone on to represent New York City at the International Brain Bee twice (2003, 2004) and placed 6th and 4th respectively in that event.
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Restrictions: This course is open only to juniors and seniors. Students who have completed Physics must have an overall average of 88 or greater. Students who will be taking this course concurrently with Physics must have received a grade of 90% or greater in Chemistry I, and have an average of 90% or greater. All candidates must have the approval of the Department Supervisor.

Notes:

  1. Students may be awarded college credit in addition to course credit upon successful completion of the Advanced Placement Exam.
  2. Students are required to take the Advanced Placement examination in. There is a  $82 examination fee for this exam. Which may be reduced in cases of financial need.

Syllabus

Textbooks:

  • MYERS PSYCHOLOGY - 6th Ed.
  • MYERS STUDENT GUIDE for PSYCHOLOGY - 6th Ed.
  • MYERS - PSYCHOLOGY-6th Ed. ACTIVITY CD
  • SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY READER

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