Myers’ Psychology for the AP Course 4th Edition by David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall, Elizabeth Yost Hammer
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Myers' Psychology for the AP® Course (4th Edition) by David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall, and Elizabeth Yost Hammer is fully restructured into five primary content units (plus an introductory Unit 0 and an enrichment module). This structural shift aligns with the revised College Board AP® Psychology Course and Exam Description. [1, 2, 3, 4]
The core units and topics covered in the textbook include:
Unit 0: An Introduction to Psychology Science Practices
Focuses on establishing foundational scientific reasoning, research structures, and data handling. [1, 2]
  • Scientific Attitude & Critical Thinking: Developing sound psychological arguments.
  • Research Methods: Implementing the scientific method, descriptive research, correlations, and experimentation.
  • Design & Ethics: Ensuring ethical treatment and strict research design principles.
  • Statistical Reasoning: Interpreting data metrics and applying statistics to everyday scenarios. [1]
Unit 1: Biological Bases of Behavior
Examines how physiological systems, brain structures, and genetics shape human actions and consciousness. [1, 2]
  • Heredity & Environment: The intersection of genetics and behavior.
  • The Nervous & Endocrine Systems: Structure of the body's internal communication networks.
  • Neural Firing & Structure: How neurons communicate and transmit signals.
  • Brain Structures: Specific functional anatomy, hemispheres, and cortical regions.
  • Psychoactive Drugs & Consciousness: Impact of substance use disorders on biological systems. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Unit 2: Cognition
Explores internal mental processes regarding information intake, processing, and application. [1, 2]
  • Sensation & Perception: Mechanics of vision, hearing, touch, and processing sensory inputs.
  • Memory Systems: Encoding, storing, and retrieving information.
  • Thinking & Language: Cognitive problem-solving, concepts, and linguistic development.
  • Intelligence & Achievement: Stability of intellect, influences on learning, group differences, and testing bias. [1, 2]
Unit 3: Development and Learning
Addresses the progressive changes in behavior and cognitive acquisition over a lifespan. [1, 2]
  • Developmental Psychology: Primary themes, methodologies, and lifespan milestones.
  • Behavioral Learning Theories: Principles of classical conditioning and operant conditioning.
  • Cognitive & Social Learning: Observational learning and cognitive maps. [1]
Unit 4: Social Psychology and Personality
Analyzes individuals in a societal framework alongside individual traits. [1, 2]
  • Personality Theories: Psychodynamic perspectives (including ego defense mechanisms), humanistic paths, and trait theories.
  • Social Thinking & Influence: Group dynamics, conformity, obedience, and attribution theory.
  • Social Relations: Altruism, aggression, attraction, and prejudice.
  • Emotion & Motivation: Experiencing, expressing, and reading emotional states (e.g., James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, and Schachter-Singer theories). [1, 2]
Unit 5: Mental and Physical Health
Integrates clinical definitions of disorders with bodily well-being and clinical intervention. [1, 2]
  • Psychological Disorders: Diagnosis, assessment, and classification of mental illnesses.
  • Treatment Modalities: Psychotherapy frameworks, behavioral therapies, and biological interventions.
  • Stress & Health: Physical and mental vulnerabilities linked to prolonged environmental stressors. [1]
Unit 6: Enrichment Modules
  • Advanced Topics: Supplemental content extensions going beyond core exam metrics to explore emerging fields in modern psychology. [1, 2]

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Advanced Topics: explore emerging fields in modern psychology Behavioral Learning Theories: Principles of classical conditioning and operant conditioning Biological Bases of Behavior Brain Structures: Specific functional anatomy hemispheres and cortical regions clinical definitions of disorders with bodily well-being and clinical intervention Cognition: internal mental processes regarding information intake processing and application Cognitive & Social Learning: Observational learning and cognitive maps Design & Ethics: ethical treatment and strict research design principles Development and Learning: progressive changes in behavior and cognitive acquisition over a lifespan Developmental Psychology: Primary themes methodologies and lifespan milestones Emotion & Motivation: Experiencing expressing and reading emotional states (e.g. James-Lange Cannon-Bard and Schachter-Singer theories) Heredity & Environment: The intersection of genetics and behavior how physiological systems brain structures and genetics shape human Intelligence & Achievement: Stability of intellect influences on learning group differences and testing bias Introduction to Psychology Science Practices Memory Systems: Encoding storing and retrieving information Mental and Physical Health Myers' Psychology for the AP Course Neural Firing & Structure: How neurons communicate and transmit signals Personality Theories: Psychodynamic perspectives (including ego defense mechanisms) humanistic paths and trait theories Psychoactive Drugs & Consciousness: Impact of substance use disorders on biological systems Psychological Disorders: Diagnosis assessment and classification of mental illnesses Research Methods: descriptive research correlations and experimentation Scientific Attitude & Critical Thinking: Developing sound psychological arguments. Sensation & Perception: Mechanics of vision hearing touch and processing sensory inputs Social Psychology and Personality individuals in a society alongside individual traits Social Relations: Altruism aggression attraction and prejudice Social Thinking & Influence: Group dynamics conformity obedience and attribution theory Statistical Reasoning: Interpreting data metrics and applying statistics to everyday scenarios Stress & Health: Physical and mental vulnerabilities linked to prolonged environmental stressors The Nervous & Endocrine Systems: Structure of the body's internal communication networks Thinking & Language: Cognitive problem-solving concepts and linguistic development Treatment Modalities: Psychotherapy frameworks behavioral therapies and biological interventions
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