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Psychology 40S College Board Social Sciences: Advanced Placement
Course code PSY40S Prerequisite Psychology 42S
Psychologie 40S Course code PSY42S Prerequisite PSY40S
FI course XPSY40S Prerequisite This Advanced Placement course is a university level course de-
code signed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study
This introductory course engages students in the scientific study of the behaviour and mental processes of human beings and other
of behaviour and mental processes. By exploring the scientific animals. Topics include the psychological facts, principles, and phe-
methods upon which psychology is based, students can apply nomena associated with the major subfields within psychology, as
what they have learned to their daily lives. Content areas in- well as the ethics and methods psychologists use in their practice.
clude: an Introduction and Research Methods, Biopsychology, Students can earn a high school credit in PSY42S, as well as the
Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Variations equivalent of a first year university credit in Psychology by writing
in Individual and Group Behaviour. Note: Students interested in the AP College Board exam in May. Note: PSY42S is only offered
taking the Advanced Placement Psychology 42S (PSY42S) should in Semester 1, and is based on a rigorous academic AP Psychology
enrol in PSY40S in Grade 11 as PSY42S is only offered in semester curriculum, therefore PSY40S in Grade 11 is a prerequisite.
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