01-22-2012, 03:51 PM
Psychology is (at the Intro level) very generic and so let's say there are 1000 textbooks on it. Pick any 10 at random and the overlap between them will be pretty high. That's what the CLEP will cover most, so knowing that will get you through. It's also what is covered by IC, Cliffs, and the Idiot's Guide, all of which are excellent resources for this exam.
As for the Structuralism question, what IC is trying to do is teach you just enough about the history of psych that you can handle by elimination and intelligent guessing the very few questions the CLEP will have on history. If you want to know this area better, or you might be taking more social science, a bit of history helps you understand why the science is the way it is, and this helps tie your other study together -- but it is not covered deeply on the CLEP. The bring-it-on strategy: if your text has a chapter on history you can read it and make a study outline (list of terms, names and movements or ideas in chronological order would be good, and one page should do it) or your own flashcards. For less work, read the Wikipedia articles on:
Social Science
History of the Social Sciences
History of Psychology
to develop background awareness and refer back to them if needed as you study, and as you review your Peterson's practice test results. The Peterson is very helpful for this CLEP.
Phillip
As for the Structuralism question, what IC is trying to do is teach you just enough about the history of psych that you can handle by elimination and intelligent guessing the very few questions the CLEP will have on history. If you want to know this area better, or you might be taking more social science, a bit of history helps you understand why the science is the way it is, and this helps tie your other study together -- but it is not covered deeply on the CLEP. The bring-it-on strategy: if your text has a chapter on history you can read it and make a study outline (list of terms, names and movements or ideas in chronological order would be good, and one page should do it) or your own flashcards. For less work, read the Wikipedia articles on:
Social Science
History of the Social Sciences
History of Psychology
to develop background awareness and refer back to them if needed as you study, and as you review your Peterson's practice test results. The Peterson is very helpful for this CLEP.
Phillip
CLEP Principles of Management 77
CLEP Intro to Sociology 74
CLEP Principles of Marketing 78
CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications 75
CLEP Intro to Psychology 80
CLEP Intro Business Law 72
CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics 73
CLEP A & I Lit 75
CLEP Principles of Microeconomics 72
CLEP Financial Accounting 62
DSST Ethics in America 468
DSST MIS 482
CLEP Natural Science 72
DSST Org Behavior 80
DSST Finance 462
CLEP Intro to Sociology 74
CLEP Principles of Marketing 78
CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications 75
CLEP Intro to Psychology 80
CLEP Intro Business Law 72
CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics 73
CLEP A & I Lit 75
CLEP Principles of Microeconomics 72
CLEP Financial Accounting 62
DSST Ethics in America 468
DSST MIS 482
CLEP Natural Science 72
DSST Org Behavior 80
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