UniGeniusPsychology Exam Prep

The course

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Start here
Section I: 75 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes, two thirds of the score. Section II: 2 free-response questions in 70 minutes, one third.
Free: A tour of the course and the exam
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Science practices
Research Methods and Design is about 25% of Section I and Data Interpretation about 10%
Free: Research methods and study design Free: Reading data: statistics, graphs and the normal curve
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Unit 1: Biological Bases of Behavior
15–25% of Section I, about 15 of the 75 questions
Heredity, the nervous system and neural firing The brain: regions, plasticity and how we study it Consciousness, sleep and dreams Sensation: thresholds, vision, hearing and the other senses 63 questions
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Unit 2: Cognition
15–25% of Section I, about 15 of the 75 questions
Perception: organizing and interpreting what we sense Thinking, problem-solving, judgments and decisions Memory: models, encoding and storage Retrieving memories, forgetting and memory errors Intelligence and achievement 61 questions
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Unit 3: Development and Learning
15–25% of Section I, about 15 of the 75 questions
Development: methods, physical growth, gender and sexual orientation Cognitive development and language Social-emotional development across the lifespan Free: Classical conditioning Operant conditioning and social, cognitive and neurological learning 59 questions
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Unit 4: Social Psychology and Personality
15–25% of Section I, about 15 of the 75 questions
Attribution, person perception and attitudes Conformity, obedience, groups and helping Personality: psychodynamic, humanistic, social-cognitive and trait theories Motivation and emotion 56 questions
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Unit 5: Mental and Physical Health
15–25% of Section I, about 15 of the 75 questions
Health psychology, stress and positive psychology Explaining and classifying psychological disorders The categories of psychological disorders Treating psychological disorders 75 questions
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Free response
Section II: the Article Analysis Question (25 minutes, 7 points) and the Evidence-Based Question (45 minutes, 7 points)
The Article Analysis Question The Evidence-Based Question