Research Methods Practice Questions

The following video includes 10 practice multiple choice questions related to research methods and statistics in psychology. I hope that these can help you to test and assess your own knowledge and provide practice retrieving the terms, ideas, and concepts … Read More

How is the IB Psychology External Assessment Graded?

The IB Exam external assessment is based entirely on free-response writing and uses a rubric system (in IB lingo answers fall into a “markband”) which helps graders categorize the quality of responses and assign numerical scores. As you’ll see, determining … Read More

History & Approaches Practice Questions

I’ve begun creating practice question videos for introductory psychology. I hope that these can help you to test and assess your own knowledge and provide practice retrieving the terms, ideas, and concepts that you’ve learned. You can also find a … Read More

AP Psychology Curriculum Guide with Videos

Here you can find a breakdown of all the units and sections of the current AP Psychology curriculum, with links to relevant tutorial videos for each topic. There isn’t always a one-to-one match with the video content and the AP sections (the AP units don’t match well with most textbooks) but hopefully you can find explanations and examples for any areas you’re struggling with or need to review!

Book Review: Powerful Teaching

Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Pooja K. Agarwal and Patrice M. Bain I had been following @PoojaAgarwal on Twitter for some time before this book’s publication, was familiar with her site www.retrievalpractice.org, and had also heard her … Read More

Characteristics of Consciousness

In this video I describe 4 characteristics of human consciousness. These include unity, intentionality, selectivity, and transience. The selectivity of our consciousness and our ability to filter out perceptions which are deemed irrelevant can be demonstrated in the Cocktail Party … Read More

Intelligence & Testing Knowledge Organizer

Here’s a knowledge organizer I’ve created of the most essential terms for intelligence and testing in an introductory psychology course. These knowledge organizers are designed to help you identify the most important factual knowledge you need to have in order … Read More

States of Consciousness Knowledge Organizer

Here’s a knowledge organizer I’ve created of the most essential terms for states of consciousness in an introductory psychology course. These knowledge organizers are designed to help you identify the most important factual knowledge you need to have in order … Read More