clep psychology-advices please

hi everybody,
i'm studying for taking a clepexam of psychology.

anybody can recommend good books and also tell me if it's necessary to study in details or it's not so difficult?

i have the book 'introductory to psychology' from Rod Plotnik and it's a very detailed book that i wonder if ever i will be able to memorize.

thanks for some information

 

I'm sorry, but everything about this posting says "slacker" to me.

English is obviously your second language, so I won't take you to task too much for your sentence structure. Because of the informality of this place, mine is often not terrific, either... though it's always better than what I'm seeing in your post.

But what's with the fear of details, just generally? Life is details! We live in a world full of details... and people who refuse to deal with them. I just don't get it. The devil is in the details. [sigh] I guess in a world that would rather read USA Today than the New York Times, I shouldn't be surprised.

Additionally, if you think an education -- or even test preparation -- is about memorization, then you're missing the point.

Finally, BOTHER TO CAPITALIZE, for godsake... or is that too much detail for you? No amount of CLEP exams will make you seem educated if you write in real life like you're in an Internet chatroom.

Goodgod, what's happening to the world!

Ugh. I think I'm getting too old. I see laziness and disrespect everywhere now.

 

xygirl, the idea behind CLEP's isn't to memorize a list of things and then spit them out. The idea is to demonstrate UNDERSTANDING.

I have taken and passed the test you are asking about. I bought a good study guide from ebay and a used Psych 101-type textbook. I studied the text using the guide as a, well, guide. I learned what I wanted to learn, which was psychology 101.

I got an A on the exam, according to Excelsior standards. And I still remember most everything I studied in the book, because my desire was to learn the material.

Let me say that the exam is no piece of cake. There is no pop-psych, Dr. Phil bullsh@t in it (And how's that working for ya?). It requires a sound understanding of first year psychology terminology, people, events, theories and concepts. I studied very hard for the exam and still was surprised by some of the questions.

 

My wife had a Psychology textbook on the shelf from years ago 1980. I read it, found it interesting and passed the test. Go to you local library and you should be able to pick out a book which contents match the CLEP study guide material. The book you mentioned probably can help you pass the test.

I took many tests and looked at them as self paced learning. I viewed the CLEP test as my final. I learned tons on information and didn't view the tests as shortcuts.

Good Luck!

 

Hey DesElms layoff of her, this board isnt graded on grammer.

 

thanks

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the information .
I will do my best to write correctly in the future if that is recquired.
English is not even my second language, but I try and I'm not scared to try, but I do make mistakes and I'm sorry for that.
Thank You for understanding.

 

Or spelling, apparently. Or getting the point, in your case, either.

It's not "required" (or recquired, either) but some of us have just los... no... I'll speak only for me: I have lost my patience for people who just don't give a crap about the language; or getting really basic stuff like capitalization right. Hell, I'm not even asking for proper punctuation or spelling or even grammar (though all of those things are certainly nice when they happen). But when, on top of the lack of those things the writer can't even bother to press the freakin' SHIFT key... I mean, c'mon... how lazy is that?

That's my point...

...along with the other points I made in my earlier post.

You mean it's your third or fourth or something? If so, then, look... my hat's off to you! Two languages is almost more than I can handle, so someone who speaks/writes even more than that has my respect. Make no mistake about that.

Don't be sorry for making mistakes. Mistakes are okay. Not using the SHIFT key wasn't a mistake. It's an Internet thing -- begun in chat rooms... actually, begun on BBS's before the worldwide web -- that has always made me completely nuts whenever I see it. It's going just that one step too far, in my view, toward disrespecting written English. I guess it just bothers me -- always has -- when someone can't even bother to press the SHIFT key when it's required. It just takes "lazy" one notch higher and, most importantly, it's completely unnecessary. If one knows how to type properly it doesn't even slow the typist down. In fact it doesn't slow the typist down even if s/he doesn't know how to type.

You don't require our understanding -- least of all mine. You can tell me to go f_ck off if you want to... and probably should have. But when all the arguments about how I shouldn't have the right to tell you what to do -- and how you should have the right to type any old way you want -- are done, the bottom line is that you come across a helluva' lot smarter, and as a person whose opinion is more worth considering, when you bother to honor whatever language you're typing in by doing it properly.

Anyway, let me take this opportunity to do the right thing regarding at least one aspect of this: I'm sorry if I upset you. Don't get me wrong, if I had it to do over again I'd do it exactly the same way. But I didn't mean to make you feel bad. I guess I just wanted to sort of figuratively shake you by the shoulders and say, in effect, "Stop it! Stop being one of those lazy slackers that populate mindless chatrooms filled with idiots and people with nothing better to do. Stop making yourself look ignorant when you and I both know you're not. Have some pride, for godsake. Bother to sweat the small stuff and type your written communications like you actually give a damn what people think of you!" Sort of the electronic forum equivalent of "sit up straight, stop picking your nose, comb your hair, straighten your tie," and that sort of thing.

Anyway, welcome to the forums. Your polite and (unecessarily) apologetic response to my crankiness says more good things about you than anything I've written here says about you.

Keep up the good work.

 

hey

Hi again,
Just so you know, I have no bad feelings and I think I got your point and you make sense.

The only thing now is that I'm still kind of stuck with my same question about the Clep exam and I still don't know what books to study.

But I'll continue with the one I have and struggle through it.
No biggie.
I'll be fine.

Wish you all the best.

 

I cruised over to Amazon to look at a description of the textbook you have and over to the college board website to look at the Introductory Psychology exam. The book you have looks like a reasonably good match for the exam. I would study that rather than buy something else.

What I have done for the CLEP exams that I have taken is read and take notes on a textbook that reasonably matches the exam description and use the official practice tests. I like the REA CLEP books as well, but would still read a textbook for teh exam. ( Amazon an REA CLEP guide with a CD for the Introductory Psych exam.)

Elizabeth

 

CLEP Psychology Resources

http://www.cliffsnotes.com
Developmental Psychology (CliffsQuickReview)
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Psychology Video

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I used the PassYourClass study guide that I ordered from EBay. This is a very good tool to use. Be sure to study in your text that which is listed in the study guide. Make sure you understand what you are reading. You will do fine this way.

 

Hey DesElms
so maybe I cant spell or maybe its because im on so much narcotic medications from a car accident that has left me disabled and partially paralyzed that I have trouble concentrating much less giving a crap if I spelled something correctly. Why dont you get off of you high and mighty position and say something nice to people? I guess you cant because as I see it your a coward who hides behind his words. Your real tough putting people down across hundreads or maybe thousands of miles.
This is a forum to help people not critique there English skills.

Get a clue!

 

Or if you come across like an ass, either, apparently.

I do it here all the time -- in this very thread, in fact. I guess maybe you have trouble reading, too. Sorry for that. Hey! Look at me! I said something nice.

Will you listen to yourself? How does one hide behind his words? Where's the hiding? I'm saying exactly what I mean, and am wearing it by using my real name which identifies me as a real person in the non-Internet world. Can you say as much... "renshi?"

If you think I wouldn't say exactly the same thing, and in exactly the same way, straight to the face of anyone here, think again. Perhaps you're projecting.

If you do not see the oxymoron in what you just wrote, then I don't know what to tell you.

Proclaimed the clueless.

You just want to fight. I'm sorry that you're bitter and angry because of your situation. I'm sorry you have problems, but don't try to make them mine.

Can we not do this please? You're fighting a battle for a person who's already over it... and was never as bothered by it as you seem to be. And I've addressed her reaction and even apologized if what I wrote made her feel bad... and explained myself -- all without anyone calling on me to do so.

Try to keep up, will ya?

 

DesElms
first of all maybe you need to go back and read your initial attack on XYgirl which was undeserved. Second if you think im hiding you have another thing coming, even in my reduced state I would love for you to talk your trash face to face to me. Renshi is a Japanese term that means polished expert of the martial arts, of which I have been doing and teaching for 30years. I also see that you have lowered yourself to using profanity, that is very mature.
Since you think im hiding behind Renshi I invite you to visit my website and you are more than welcome to visit me in person.

Renshi
www.shorinkan.net

 

No, it wasn't. It was completely deserved. It was simply better left not done in the first place. But I did it anyway... and would do it again -- and to her face, I might add... that is, if that happened to be the circumstance. I don't happen to like it when young people bastardize the written word. It offends my sensibilities. I get to comment on that... whether you like it or not.

Plus, I took great pains to explain myself; to make amends; to move past it, etc. It's now -- and inexplicably so, I might add -- you who won't just let it go... and you're not even the one who was, to use your word, attacked.

Reduced. Your word, not mine.

So that you can what, tough guy? Beat me up? For my words? What... are you 12 or something?

And, anyway, who's talkin' trash -- other than you, maybe. Certainly not me. Re-read, carefully, everything I've written to you here. There isn't an unresponsive or uncalled-for remark in the lot of it. You're bitchin' and moanin', and I'm responding and staying on-point along the way. Where's the trash talkin' in any of that?

That's a name you gave yourself, then? And, anyway, Mr. Expert, imagine my surprise that someone with your alleged expertise somehow missed the lesson learned in the lowest level belt in every martial art class ever taught... the one where even children learn that it's a veritable abomination to use, or to threaten to use, the art as an offensive weapon... especially in response to mere words. I mean, that's what you're saying, right? If I dared to... let's see, what did you call it... "talk trash" to your face instead of from what you perceive as the safety of this forum and however many miles apart we actually are, you'd use your considerable martial arts talent to beat me up? So, then, you're saying that in addition to being expert, you're also reckless, irresponsible, and felonious... no? All this, and partially paralyzed, too. Boy... you are tough.

Then you'd think you'd have pcked-up on the whole never using the art as an offensive weapon thing -- especially in response to mere words -- by now. Heck... even Abner knows that!

(Just goofin' with ya', Abner... relax! After all... I wouldn't want two karate dudes around here wantin' to nunchuck me!)

Look, renshi, you're the one making accusations about my deriving my courage from distance and -- and I'll never understand this one -- hiding behind my words... whatever that means. I was merely pointing out that I don't write anything here that I wouldn't say to one's face. To this you react like a child, with the threats of a child, in the words of a child.

What? "Ass?" That's profane? You mean like in "jawbone of an ass"... like in the bible? What is your malfunction, anyway? I think you need to look up "profane." And maybe "irrational," too, while you're at it.

(Hint: I'm not the former. You are the latter... you know... just in case you're lost or something.)

And implying that you'd beat me up if you had the chance is mature?

Only if taking a sharp stick in the eye hadn't disabused me of my boredom by that point.

So you can beat me up, of course... right? And why in godsname would I ever do that even if decking me weren't your plan, Mr. Narcissist?

Oy.

You know... you're comin' across real bad, here, renshi. You might want to consider giving up while you're ah... er... I mean... before you get further behind. I'm worried, at this point, that when those narcotics wear off, and you re-read all this with a clearer head, you're gonna' be real embarrassed. Just a guess.

Anyway... all sparring for sparring's sake aside... why are you doin' this? You're makin' it way more serious than it either is or should be. I mean... you're gettin' yourself all up in a swivet over nothing. This just isn't important... not to me, anyway... and it certainly should not be to you. We've both got better things to do, don't we? This is nothing in the master scheme of things. You've already given it far more of your attention and precious time -- and allowed it to cause to flow in you far more adrenaline -- than I'm, frankly, worth! Just relax. This isn't important. Go to my other thread in the off-topics area and talk with us about Mustangs or T-Birds or MGs or '56 Caddies or LeCars or somtthing. You'll feel much better, I promise. Seriously. Relax. This is just getting silly, now.

Here... lemmee start: I'm sorry that I have somehow offended you. (Extends hand...) Let's shake and forget about it, okay? C'mon... relax. It's not worth it.

 

DesElms, you are just an ass.

 

Actually, DesElms can be a pretty nice guy ... from time to time. - Ted.

 

Using this thread as a litmus test, I would have to concur with dlady on this one.


- Tom

 

I'm definitely feeling the love in this community. I'm glad that my welcome over in the IT degree forum wasn't quite as warm (or firey) as xygirl's in this one.

 

My belief is that these forums are to help people and spread information.

Now DesElms as for you saying that my title of Renshi is self-promotion is taking out of your ass. First of all it was given by someone who is in the position to give such titles who is recognized by the government of Okinawa, Japan.
Second who are you to make a statement on such things? Besides being a critic on peoples writing and spelling skills are you also a martial arts expert??
Also I wasnt asking you to fight like some school yard kid. But to tell the truth if you insulted me to my face, im positive you wouldnt want to do it again.
As for dropping this its fine with me. But im sure you will come back with some other crap.