AP Psychology Summer Reading List

AP Psychology Summer Reading List Revised for 10-11

Read the following selections. Be prepared for discussions returning to school. The class will “hit the ground running.” Assume that every student has a working knowledge of the content in each reading and will participate in dynamic and progressive conversation. Summary alone is not the goal. We want to apply these concepts to our experiences. Everyone is experienced in psychology whether they know it or not.

The first few assignments in the course will be based from these books that offer both clinical and practical information.

Reading these selections in the order listed may be helpful. Each book layers information to understand. Connecting the major themes that interweave throughout the writings are important to identify.

I encourage you to purchase used copies, paperback, of each book. Adhere to the same edition and publisher as listed so we will refer to each source in class.

The Naked Ape, by Desmond Morris  Publisher: Delta (April 13, 1999)  ISBN: 0385334303

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness , by Kay Redfield Jamison  Publisher: Vintage Books (Division of Random House); 1st Edition (Oct, 1996)  ISBN: 0679763309

The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell  Publisher: Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (January 7, 2002)  ISBN: 0316346624

Course or Seminar Reading (During the School Year) We will talk about using this… wait until the semester begins. An Anthropologist On Mars : Seven Paradoxical Tales, by Oliver Sacks  Publisher: Vintage (February 13, 1996)  ISBN: 0679756973