Cracking the GRE Psychology Subject Test

Meg Jay

Random House, 2010 - Psychology - 238 pages

THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Getting a high score on the GRE Psychology Subject Test isn't about memorizing everything there is to know about psychology--it's about targeting your test preparation. We teach you only the information you'll need along with the best strategies for the test day. Within this book, you'll find practical information on the what, when, where, and how of the exam, as well as subject review for all potential topics.

Techniques That Actually Work.
* Effective strategies to help you beat the test and hit your top score
* Specialized tactics to avoid the trick questions that trap most students
* Alternative approaches to enable you to tackle the toughest questions with confidence

Everything You Need to Know for a High Score.
* Charts, figures, diagrams, and bulleted lists provide strong GRE Psychology content presentation and review
* Subject review for all exam topics, including learning, memory, sensation and perception, behavioral neuroscience, clinical and abnormal psychology, personality, measurement and methodology, and more
* Study tips with useful advice from Princeton Review expert tutors and teachers

Contents

• Shortcuts: 11
• THE MATERIAL: 17
• Learning: 19
• Language: 33
• Memory: 37
• Thinking: 45
• Sensation and Perception: 51
• PhysiologicalBehavioral Neuroscience: 63
• Social Sciences 9 Clinical and Abnormal Psychology: 83
• Lifespan Developmental Psychology: 107
• Personality: 115
• Social Psychology: 121
• Other Areas 13 History: 133
• Measurement and Methodology: 141
• THE PRINCETON REVIEW PRACTICE GRE PSYCHOLOGY SUBJECT TEST: 157
• Answer Key: 194
• The Application Process: 211
• Index: 221
• About the Author: 239

Bibliographic information

• Title: Cracking the GRE Psychology Subject Test; Graduate School Test Preparation Series; Princeton Review: Cracking the GRE Psychology
• Author: Meg Jay
• Contributor: Princeton Review (Firm)
• Publisher: Random House, 2010
• ISBN: 0375429735, 9780375429736
• Length: 238 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / Education & Training; Psychology / General; Reference / General; Study Aids / College Entrance; Study Aids / GRE (Graduate Record Examination); Study Aids / Study Guides