--- title: "AP Psychology Tuition — Research, Cognition & Disorders" slug: ap-psychology-tuition subject: "AP Psychology" category: "Social Sciences" url: https://www.apcourses.net/ap-psychology-tuition --- # AP Psychology Tuition Online AP Psychology tuition on biological bases, learning, cognition, development, social psychology and clinical disorders, with scenario-based FRQs. > AP Psychology is a one-year introductory psychology course covering biological bases of behaviour, sensation and perception, learning, cognition, developmental psychology, motivation and personality, social psychology, and psychological disorders and therapy. The College Board redesigned the course, first examined in May 2025: content is now organised into five units, the exam is fully digital, and the two free-response questions are an Article Analysis Question (AAQ) and an Evidence-Based Question (EBQ). ## At a glance - Category: Social Sciences - Typical year group: Grades 10–11 - Exam length: 2 hours 40 minutes - Units in the College Board CED: 5 - Group course (2026–2027 academic year): Saturday, 26 September 2026 – Saturday, 24 April 2027 - Weekly pattern: Saturdays & Sundays, 09:00–10:30 (Istanbul time) - Sessions: 50 total (40 lessons + 10 review/mock sessions) - Group course enrolment closes: 19 September 2026 - College Board exam date: 14 May 2027 ## Pricing Shown and charged in Euro. - Single lesson (90 min): €56 — full refund if you are not satisfied after the first lesson - 10-lesson package: €540 (€54 per lesson) - 20-lesson package: €1,028 (€51 per lesson) - Group course (8 months, 75 hours + 10 mock papers): €1,503 Lessons in the 10- and 20-lesson packages can be split freely across any AP subjects. ## Units 1. Biological Bases of Behavior — exam weighting 15–25% 2. Cognition — exam weighting 15–25% 3. Development and Learning — exam weighting 15–25% 4. Social Psychology and Personality — exam weighting 15–25% 5. Mental and Physical Health — exam weighting 15–25% Exam weightings as published by College Board in the Course and Exam Description. ## Exam at a glance - **Format**: Fully digital in Bluebook — 75 MCQ (67%) plus an Article Analysis Question and an Evidence-Based Question (33%) - **Calculator**: Not permitted - **Five units**: Biological bases of behaviour; cognition; development and learning; social psychology and personality; mental and physical health - **Skill**: Applying named concepts to novel scenarios with clear cause-and-effect language ## What it tests AP Psychology tests whether students can take a named concept (e.g. operant conditioning, fundamental attribution error, semantic memory) and apply it correctly to an unfamiliar scenario in clear cause-and-effect language. Definition recall alone is worth fewer marks than application; the strongest FRQ answers tie the concept to the scenario in one or two precise sentences. ## Where students lose marks - FRQ answers that define a term but do not apply it to the scenario. - Confusing classical and operant conditioning components (CS, US, CR, UR vs reinforcer, punisher). - Research-design questions missing the independent or dependent variable. - Memory-systems questions confusing encoding, storage, and retrieval. - Social psychology answers without naming the specific bias or process at work. ## How tutoring helps - Diagnostic to find the two weakest of the five units. - FRQ template — definition, application, link to scenario. - Concept-pair drills (classical vs operant, intrinsic vs extrinsic, encoding vs retrieval). - Research-design and statistics review. - Final-month timed FRQ sets. ## Compared with A Level and IB AP Psychology overlaps with A Level Psychology (AQA, OCR, Edexcel) and IB Psychology SL on most content. The main difference is the AP FRQ style — short, scenario-applied — versus A Level extended essay answers. UK applicants to US psychology, neuroscience, pre-med, or social science programmes commonly present AP Psychology. ## Who this suits - **Good fit**: Students applying to US psychology, neuroscience, or pre-med programmes. - **Exam sprint**: Students confident on content but losing marks on scenario application. - **Approach with caution**: Students hoping for an essay-style exam — AP Psych rewards short scenario application, not long essays. ## Weekly study plan - **Weeks 1–2 — Unit 1: Scientific Foundations**: Research methods, experimental design, ethical guidelines, the basics of statistics. - **Weeks 3–5 — Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior**: Brain anatomy, neurotransmitters, the endocrine system, sleep and dreaming. - **Weeks 6–7 — Unit 3: Sensation & Perception**: Vision, hearing, touch, depth perception, perceptual illusions. - **Weeks 8–10 — Units 4–5: Learning & Cognition**: Classical/operant conditioning, Pavlov, Skinner, memory, problem solving. - **Weeks 11–13 — Unit 6: Developmental Psychology**: Piaget, Erikson, Kohlberg, attachment theory (Bowlby, Ainsworth). - **Weeks 14–15 — Unit 7: Motivation, Emotion, Personality**: Maslow, James–Lange, Freud, the Big Five, Bandura's self-efficacy. - **Weeks 16–18 — Unit 8: Clinical Psychology**: DSM-5 diagnoses, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, treatment approaches. - **Weeks 19–20 — Unit 9: Social Psychology**: Conformity, obedience, group dynamics, prejudice, attribution theory. - **Weeks 21–26 — Exam Prep Intensive**: FRQ practice, Personal Progress Check sets, full-length mocks. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is AP Psychology essay-heavy? No. The FRQ section is short and scenario-applied: define the concept in a sentence, apply it to the scenario in a sentence. There are no extended essays. ### Do I need biology for AP Psychology? Only the neurotransmitter, brain-region, and basic neural-firing content. GCSE-level biology is enough for most students; we top up where needed. ### How does AP Psychology compare to A Level Psychology? Content overlap is roughly 70%. Style is the main difference: AP is short and scenario-applied; A Level Psychology rewards longer evaluation essays. 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