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AP Psychology Connections

This page is for high school students who are taking AP Psychology or have already completed it. Each unit below connects AP Psych subjects and terms to autism and overall mental health, with links to essays on this site where those ideas show up in real life.

Unit 06 connections

Scientific Foundations & Research Methods

How psychologists study the mind, and why that matters when you read claims about autism.

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Unit 19 connections

Biological Bases of Behavior

Neurons, neurotransmitters, the nervous system, and the brain regions behind sensory and stress responses.

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Unit 28 connections

Cognition

Perception, attention, memory, thinking, language, and intelligence.

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Unit 38 connections

Development and Learning

Conditioning, observational learning, Piaget, attachment, and lifespan development.

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Unit 48 connections

Social Psychology and Personality

Attribution, group influence, relationships, and personality theories.

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Unit 59 connections

Mental and Physical Health

Diagnosis, anxiety, depression, stress, and treatment.

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